Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회지)

Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Comparison of the quality of life of adults and elderly

일부 성인과 노인의 삶의 질 비교

  • 이은경 (전북과학대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2012.08.03
  • Accepted : 2012.10.20
  • Published : 2012.10.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Objectives : This study was examine a relationship those variables with health-related quality(HRQOL) of life in the elderly and provide basic information on HRQOL and evidence for establishing effective health policies for old ages ultimately. Methods : This research was conducted through individual interviews using a structured questionnaire and oral status examinations of 600 residents The data have been analyzed using $X^2$-test through PASW Statistics 18.0.0(SPSS Korea Datasolution Inc.) and Structural Equation Modeling through LISREL ver8.8. Results : According to the Structural Equation Modeling, independent variables which influence the health-related quality of life are as follows: sex the highest, followed by existence of chronic diseases, perceived health, age, perceived oral health the lowest. Parameters are as follows: oral health-related quality of life the highest, followed by subjective oral symptoms, and oral health status the lowest. Conclusions : In order to improve the quality of life of olds, it is not only necessary to improve perceived health through reduce of chronic diseases, but is also required to regular tooth check-up to reduce subjective oral symptoms for increase oral health-related quality of life.

Keywords

References

  1. WHO. 2011 World health statistics. Geneva:WHO;2011:43-56.
  2. Korea centers for disease control and prevention. In-depth analyses of the third national health and nutrition examination survey:the health interview and health attitude survey part. Seoul:Korea centers for disease control and prevention;2007:63-95.
  3. Nam HS, Kim GY, Kwon SS, Go GU, Paul kind. EQ-5D korean valuation study using time trade off method. Seoul:Korea centers for disease control and prevention;2007:13-18.
  4. Jo MW, Lee SI, Kil SR, et al. Measuring Health Related Quality of Life of General Adult Population in One Metropolitan City using EQ-5D. J Korean Acad Health Poli Adm 2008;18(3):18-40. https://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2008.18.3.018
  5. Kim JY. Health-related quality of life model in the elderly[Doctor' thesis]. Daejeon:The graduate school of Chungnam National University;2009.
  6. Sohn SY. A model construction of the quality of life in the rural elderly[Doctor' thesis]. Seoul:The graduate school of Seoul National University;2006.
  7. Slade GD, Spencer AJ. Development and evaluation of the oral health impact profile. Community Dent Health 1994;11(1):3-11.
  8. Bae KH. Oral health related quality of life and development of oral health programs in korean elders[Doctor' thesis]. Seoul:The graduate school of Seoul National University;2005.
  9. Wold H. Soft modeling:The basic design and some extensions, System under indirect observation: Causality, structure, prediction, Part II, 1-54, Amsterdam, North Holland;1982.
  10. Song KH. A study on the evaluation of health- and oral health-related quality of life in korean adults[Doctor' thesis]. Seoul:The graduate school of Hanyang University;2007.
  11. Lee DH. Factor analysis an influence for health-related quality of life for the elderly in korea[Doctor' thesis]. Gyeoungbuk:The graduate school of Daegu Haany University;2009.
  12. Macintyre S. Gender differences in the perceptions of common cold symptom. Soc Sci Med 1993;36(1):15-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(93)90301-J
  13. Yoon MH. Association between oral health and health-related quality of life in adults[Master' thesis]. Seoul:The graduate school of Korea University;2008.
  14. Kim HS. A study on the factors with the quality of life among the elderly in Korea[Master' thesis]. Seoul:The graduate school of Hallym University;2006.
  15. Han MA, Ryu SY, Park J, et al. Health-related quality of life assessment by the euroqul-5D in some rural adults. J Prev Med Public Health 2008;41(3):173-180. https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.2008.41.3.173
  16. Campbell A. Subjective measure of well-being. American Psychologist 1976;31(2):117-124. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.31.2.117
  17. Bae JY. The effect of oral health on the quality of life of the elderly[Doctor' thesis]. Gyeoungbuk:The graduate school of Yeungnam University;2009.
  18. Woo SR. The impact of oral health status of the elderly in the community on their satisfaction with life[Master' thesis]. Gyeoungbuk:The graduate school of Daegu Haany University; 2009.
  19. Kim JH. The effect of oral health on total health and quality of life -surveyed against some of Youngnam area residents- [Doctor' thesis]. Daegu:The graduate school of Keimyung University;2007.
  20. Leao A, Sheiham A. The development of a socio-dental measure of dental impacts on daily living. Community Dent Health 1996;13(1):22-26.
  21. Steele JG, Sanders AE, Slade GD, et al. How do age and tooth loss affect oral health impacts and quality of life? A study comparing two national samples. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2004;32(2):107-114. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0301-5661.2004.00131.x
  22. Kim HJ, Park CM, Lee JY. Relationship between quality of life and industrial work' oral health evaluation. J Korean Acad Dent Hyg Educ 2006;6(4):295-309.
  23. Allen PF, McMillan AS, Walshaw D, Locker D. A comparison of the validity of generic and disease specific measure in the assessment of oral health related quality of life. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1999;27(5):344-352. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1999.tb02031.x
  24. Brennan DS, Spencer AJ. Mapping oral health related quality of life to generic health state values. BMC Health Serv Res 2006;6:96-106. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-6-96

Cited by

  1. Impact of the oral health-related quality of life(OHIP-14) of industrial workers in some area vol.14, pp.6, 2014, https://doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2014.14.06.859
  2. Health-related quality of life by oral health behavior and oral health status for the Middle-aged people vol.15, pp.2, 2015, https://doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2015.15.02.197
  3. The Elders' General Quality of Life and Oral Health-related Quality of Life vol.3, pp.4, 2015, https://doi.org/10.15205/kschs.2015.3.4.466
  4. Relationship between the number of functional teeth and Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index(GOHAI) in elderly vol.16, pp.3, 2016, https://doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2016.16.03.455
  5. 일부지역 중학생의 구강건강 관리 행태와 인지도에 따른 구강건강관련 삶의 질 vol.13, pp.2, 2012, https://doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2013.13.2.305
  6. 한국 성인 연령층별 구강기능이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향 vol.10, pp.2, 2016, https://doi.org/10.12811/kshsm.2016.10.2.099