• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.271-276
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• 2006

This study set out to analyze the relationships between the senior citizens' dental health activities and dental health conditions, to provide basic data to develop a program for their better dental health, and finally to search for the ways to improve their life quality through dental health care. The subjects were 142 senior citizens(58 were male and 84 were female) who were 65 years old or older and visited a dental hospital or clinic in the Seoul metropolitan area from April 17 to April 28, 2006. With the cooperation from the dentists, the investigators examined their dental conditions and conducted one-on-one interviews to collect the information about their demographic characteristics, dental health activities, and subjective dental health conditions. The collected data were analyzed with T-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient using the SPSS WIN 11.5 program. The analysis results were summarized as follows: First, 58 men(40.8%) and 84 women(59.2%) consisted of the subject group, where percentage of the female participants was bigger Those who were aged from 65 to 69 made the biggest age group in the subjects, accounting for 58.5% with 83. Second, those who had three dental caries or less and then didn't treat them or treated them(F) accounted for the biggest percentage with 117(82.4%) and 72(50.7%) respectively. As for the remaining teeth, the biggest number of them(40 subjects, 28.2%) had three or less remaining. Third, it turned out the female subjects had a higher level of dental health activities than their male counterparts(P = 0.00). As for living expenses, those who were paid salary or earned income themselves carried out their dental health activities in a higher level than those who lived on the benefit from the government(p = 0.02). Fourth, the subjects' subjective dental health conditions had negative correlations with their dental caries not treated. And there were positive correlations between their dental caries not treated and dental caries lost and between their dental caries treated and remaining teeth. Fifth, those subjects who earned their living expenses themselves had the most dental caries treated at 5.4(p = 0.02), and there was statistically significant difference with the numbers. Sixth, those subjects who brushed their teeth in their own manner had 11.8 teeth lost(p = 0.05), which was more than the number of those who brushed their teeth in other methods. And there was statistically significant difference among them. The remaining teeth were found most at 17.3(p = 0.00) among those who brushed their upper and lower teeth separately. In addition, those who visited the public health center often had significantly more teeth treated(4.3) than others(p = 0.00).

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.475-483
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• 2009

Subjects of the research were 668 elderly people aged over 65 from Gangneung city. OHIP 14 went through a first translation from English to Korean, discussion among experts, a second translation from Korean to English, and then the translation was approved. After the primary and main research were carried out, validity and correlation coefficient with the outcome of oral and mental health examination were studied. OHIP 14 in terms of the perception of oral health was relevant to the perception of overall health and oral health, the necessity of dental treatment, the satisfaction about oral health, the level of pain from observation, and the satisfaction about artificial tooth. OHIP 14 on account of oral health state was related to the number of present natural teeth, the necessity of dental treatment, and the status of no teeth. OHIP 14 according to overall health was correlated to the number of ailments, the state of mind, nerve systems, bones and sinews, digestive systems, urogenital systems, cerebrovascular systems, respiratory systems, eyes, ears, and dementia. OHIP 14 according to the perception of oral health showed a significant difference in the perception of overall health and oral health, the level of pain in terms of observation, and the satisfaction on artificial tooth. OHIP 14 on account of oral health state demonstrated a meaningful difference in the number of present natural teeth, the necessity of dental treatment, and status of no teeth. OHIP 14 in terms of overall health exhibited considerable difference in the state of mind, nerve systems, bones and sinews, digestive systems, cerebrovascular systems, respiratory systems, ears, and dementia. From the study, it was proven that there was relevance between the validity of OHIP 14 and the perception of oral health, the state of oral health, and the state of overall health in the experiment on some Korean elderly people.

• The Journal of Korea Assosiation for Disability and Oral Health
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.33-36
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• 2017

Cerebral palsy(CP) is a motor disorder of the central nervous system resulting from irreversible brain injury due to congenital or acquired causes. Health-related quality of their life is associated with severity of impairment and socioeconomic factors. These patients are particularly easy to be neglected because they lack capacity to care themselves unless they have the help of caregiver from high socioeconomic status. A 11-year-old girl with severe motor impairment came with the chief complaint of severe calculus deposition on whole dentition. She was taken with bed-ridden state with pediatrician not her parents. Since brain was damaged at the age of two, she has been left alone in the city care hospitals without parental care. Main caregiver is her father with not high educational level. Oral hygiene was not performed at all. Severe calculus deposition, gingival swelling, and gingival redness around the whole dentition were observed. During the 1st and 2nd visit, scaling and extraction was performed. CP patients with low socioeconomic status and severe motor impairment tend to be neglected from dental treatment. Dental care, along with medical care, is crucial to the quality of CP patients' lives. Therefore it is important that they visit for regular dental check ups and receive preventative care.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.1327-1334
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• 2015

Cancer pain is a very important factor in cancer patients refractory to drop the quality of life of cancer patients. The worldwide trend is an integrated effort by both the western medicine and korean traditional medicine of treatment increases to reduce cancer pain. There are many studies related to cancer pain through an integrated medicine approach. Many study was reported that acupuncture treatment is effective for fatigue, xerostomia, insomnia, anxiety and quality of life. However, despite the practical clinical effects and various case reports of acupuncture, many still disagree about the significance of an integrated treatment of pain reduction with acupuncture. Therefore, we has identified that reduce effect of comprehensive and integrative treatment using acupuncture for cancer pain through publication review. And we evaluated effect of comprehensive and integrative treatment using acupuncture through summary of values in each publication.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.327-339
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• 2018

This study aimed to provide basic data for establishing the clinical basis for dental hygienist-led dental hygiene process of care by identifying multiple risk factors for self-support program participants in Gangneung city; we also compared oral health status and behavioral changes through customized oral health care. Four dental hygienists who were evaluated for degree of conformity provided dental hygiene process of care to eight self-support program participants who were selected as having an oral health risk among people in the self-support center. The clinical indicators measured during dental hygiene assessment and evaluation and behavioral changes due to dental hygiene intervention were compared and analyzed. With respect to clinical indicators, at the time of probe, the retention rate of patients with gingival bleeding decreased from 61.4% to 14.7% after intervention (p=0.004). Furthermore, the retention rate of patients with a periodontal pocket >4 mm decreased from 15.6% to 5.8% (p=0.001). The average modified O'Leary index of the patients improved from 23 to 40 (p=0.002). Previously, all eight subjects used the vertical or horizontal method of brushing; after dental hygiene care interventions regarding method and frequency of toothbrushing, use of oral care products, and individual interventions, they started using the rolling or Bass method of toothbrushing. Four of eight subjects reported using interdental toothbrushes after intervention. As a result of applying the change model to the transtheoretical behavior change of the subject, the result of strengthening the health behavior was confirmed. For promotion of oral health by the prevention-centered incremental oral health care system, dental hygienist-led dental hygiene management and maintenance is essential. It is thought that continuous research, such as for feasibility evaluation, cost benefit analysis, and preparation of legal systems, is needed to establish and activate dental hygiene management.

• Proceedings of The Korean Society of Health Promotion Conference
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• 2005.09a
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• pp.3-32
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• 2005

정부의 건강증진사업은 국민의 건강수명 연장과 삶의 질 향상에 궁극적인 목적이 있다. 이는 건강 지지적인 환경을 조성하고 질병을 예방${\cdot}$관리하며 평생 건강서비스를 제공하고 건강한 생활양식을 형성하도록 함으로써 달성될 수 있는 것이다. 건강증진사업을 위한 기반으로 연구와 개발 강화, 법과 규칙의 조정, 기금과 인력과 같은 자원 확보는 필수적이다. 정부의 건강증진전략은 첫째 자원할당의 우선순위를 확보하는 것으로 건강증진, 질병 및 손상의 예방, 재활관련 사업에 더욱 많은 자원을 할당하는 것이며, 둘째로 국가차원의 건강증진 프로그램을 개발하여 실행하는 것이다. 포괄적인 생애주기별 건강증진 프로그램(건강증진종합계획)과 모아보건, 학교보건, 산업보건, 그리고 만성질환예방프로그램 등이 포함된 포괄적인 프로그램을 개발하여 실행하는 것이다. 셋째로, 건강증진기금을 공공보건을 위한 하부기반과 건강증진 프로그램에 투자함으로써 사업의 하부기반을 정비하는 것이다. 건강증진사업을 위한 하부기반으로는 정책과 위임사항을 들 수 있는데, 국민건강증진법과 국민건강증진종합계획, 2005년 6월에 서울시 의회를 통과한 건강도시추진위원회를 들 수 있다. 정부의 건강증진사업의 법적 기반은 1995년에 제정된 국민건강증진법이다. 국민건강증진법은 국민들이 건강에 대한 가치를 인식하고 책임의식을 함양하며, 올바른 건강지식을 갖고, 국민들이 건강한 생활양식을 실천할 수 있는 환경 조성을 목적으로 하고 있다. 건강증진사업은 대중을 위한 보건교육과 건강상담, 영양관리, 구강보건관리, 질병의 조기발견과 치료를 위한 건강검진, 지역사회 건강문제에 관한 조사와 연구, 담배소비 감소와 건강증진부담금 부과를 통한 국민건강상태의 향상을 위한 사업이다. 훈련과정으로는 보건복지부에서 2005년부터 수행하고 있는 시와 지역을 위한 현장관리 프로그램과 서울시가 수행예정인 지역수준의 지도자 훈련과정이 있다. 건강증진사업의 원활한 진행을 위한 기금조성은 건강증진기금이 담배세로부터 조성되고 있으며 2004년 12월 31일 현재 담배 한 갑 당 500원으로 인상되어 부과되고 있다. 기금의 관리와 운용은 보건복지부가 담당하며, 기금은 건강한 생활양식형성에 대한 지원활동, 국민을 위한 보건교육과 교육자료 개발, 건강증진과 만성질환에 대한 연구, 질병의 조기발견을 위한 건강검진, 구강보건관리활동에 사용되고 있다. 향후 건강증진사업 투자계획은 1단계 (98-02년)에는 사업기반조성기, 2단계(03-06년) 보건소사업발전기, 3단계(07-11년)통합사업정착기로 구성되고 2단계의 인프라구축에 사용될 투자 비율은 30%에서 3단계에 15%로 감소될 예정이며, 사업실행 영역은 50%에서 65%로 확대될 계획이다. 2005년 건강증진사업의 중점목표는 건강증진사업의 지방 분산화, 건강증진사업의 근거마련, 사회적 형평성의 달성에 있다. 건강증진사업의 지방분산화를 위해서는 중앙에 관리센터가 설치되어 기획과 평가, 연구와 개발, 현장관리 훈련을 담당하게 되고, 지역관리센터에서는 자치적인 보건소 중심 건강증진사업의 수행과 평가를 진행하게 된다. 건강증진사업의 근거마련을 위해서 효과가 입증된 사업에 우선순위를 두며, 기획과 평가위원회를 설치하고, 건강증진사업의 평가결과를 환류 할 수 있는 체계를 마련하는 것이다. 또한 건강증진포럼을 구성하며 현 건강조사 체계를 수정한다. 한편 형평성 제고의 측면에서는 저소득층, 노인, 장애인들과 같은 취약계층의 건강상태 향상을 위한 중앙정부와 지방자치단체의 역할을 강화하고, 지역간${\cdot}$사회적 집단 간의 건강증진사업관련 형평성을 제고한다.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.59 no.3
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• pp.305-313
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• 2021

Purpose. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the oral health impact profile (OHIP-EDENT K) for edentulous patients. Materials and methods. The study was conducted on 12 patients who fabricated overdenture in the Department of Prosthodontics, Korea University, Guro Hospital. All subjects completed the Korean version of Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP K) questionnaire. Shorten version of the OHIP called OHIP-14 K and OHIP-EDENT K were derived from the datasets. Cronbach's alpha was used to measure internal consistency of the summary scores for OHIP-EDENT K. The Spearman's correlation coefficient between the summary scores for OHIP-EDENT K and OHIP K was calculated to evaluate concurrent validity. Results. The reliability of the summary scores for OHIP-EDENT K was acceptable (α=.736). The Spearman's correlation coefficient of the summary scores for OHIP-EDENT K and OHIP K was 0.966, which was statistically significant (P<.001). OHIP-EDENT K exhibited less susceptibility to floor effects than OHIP-14 K and appeared to measure change as effectively as OHIP K. In order to prove the reliability, responsiveness and validity of OHIP-EDENT K, further studies with more samples are needed. Conclusion. The OHIP-EDENT K, a questionnaire on oral health-related QOL comprising 19 items, has measurement properties comparable with the full 49-item version. This modified shortened version can be an alternative questionnaire to full version of OHIP K and OHIP-14 K in edentulous patients.

• The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.49-60
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• 2013

Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to examine factors contributing the quality of life related to oral heath such as level of oral health knowledge, subjective knowledge on oral health, awareness of oral health and OHIP-14, and furthermore to analyze any relations among these factors. Methods: The questionnaire survey was carried out on a convenience sample of 230 middle school students at the selected middle school in Chungcheongnam-do. T-test and one-way ANOVA and correlation test were conducted over the collected datas using SPSS 12.0(SPSS 12.0 KOR for Windows, SPSS Inc, Chicago, USA). Results: The results of the study are as follows: 1. 6.38 was average score for oral health knowledge and 10.0 was the maximum. Subjective oral health awareness scored of average 2.99 with maximum of 5.0. OHIP-14 corresponded to average 4.30 and maximum 5.0. 2. Different level of oral heath knowledge was resulted from that of education, which means the greater level of oral health knowledge indicated greater awareness of oral health. 3. OHIP-14 was higher for those who lived with their parents than those who in did not(P=0.012). 4. There exhibits a proportional relationship between subjective awareness of oral health and OHIP-14(r=0.297). Conclusion: It was found that subjective awareness of oral health partially influences to OHIP-14. In other words, subjective awareness of oral health has an effect on the quality of life related to oral health. Hence, there needs more effort on oral health education and oral disorder prevention activities in order to improve subjective awareness of oral health.

• The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.1-14
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• 2013

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible impact factors(oral health level, oral health promotion behaviors, health level, health behaviors, and mental health) on oral health related quality of life using OHIP-14 of health allied college students. Methods: A total of 363 self-administered questionnaires were collected from university student in Seoul. To investigate the casual relationship between each variable presented in the research model, descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA(Scheffe's test), man-whitney, kruskal wallis, multiple regression analysis were carried out by using SPSS ver. 21.0 Results: The study shows that the students reported mean score of OHIP-14 ($8.32{\pm}7.51$), of which physical pain was the highest score($1.88{\pm}1.45$) and social disability was the lowest score($0.69{\pm}1.13$). Multiple regression revealed that the score of OHIP-14 was shown to be significantly higher for the following people: who were get more self-reported symptom of periodontitis, halitosis, negative self-perceived general health and oral health, no received dental scaling treatment, and participants who had no experience awareness of distress in two weeks. The explanatory power was 18.2%. The most powerful factor regarding to self-reported symptom of periodontitis was shown to be negatively relations oral health-related quality of life. Conclusions: In order to enhance the students' life quality, there need to be considered for a comprehensive oral health-related quality of life program for the students through health education policy.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.31-46
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• 2008

The purpose of this research is to increase adults' quality of life by improving oral health. Total 572 people participated in this study in Young-Nam area. Survey research method was used to measure various tools of participants' general index, subjective view of oral health status, oral health knowledge, oral health practice, dietary pattern, OHIP-14, THI, QOL for analyzing the effect on quality of life. The result of the study is summarized as follows; 1. Oral health knowledge has positive effects on oral health practice (0.442), dietary pattern(0.343). Diet has positive effects on OHIP-14(0.187) and OHIP-14 has significant positive effects on THI(0.564). THI also has positive effects on QOL(0.380). But oral health practice index has slight effects on OHIP-14(0.056). 2. Indirect effect indexes on QOL are OHIP-14(0.214), diet(0.040), oral health knowledge(0.019), oral health practice(0.012) listed in order of effect size, and the biggest direct effect on QOL is from THI(0.308). The result of this study shows oral health and total health are important to improve the quality of life. And the knowledge about oral health dietary pattern should be important to improve oral health. But, even with high level of oral health knowledge, the oral health practice is at low level. Health education developing program should be needed. It is required to present basic data which represent adults with national view by extracting groups using sample probability methods as of next task of this study.