Oral health related quality of life of women college students

일부 여대생의 구강건강이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향

  • Published : 2005.06.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was conducted to evaluated the effects of oral health related quality of life and impacts of oral health related quality of life of early adult group through a questionnaire OHRQoL(Oral health related quality of life). The study subjects were 224 women college students. The results of this study were as follow; 1. Physical aspects score was $41.98{\pm}7.78$, social aspects score was $33.04{\pm}7.25$, psychological aspects score was $32.50{\pm}7.50$ in effects of oral health related quality of life. 2. Physical aspects score was $25.49{\pm}4.86$, social aspects score was $20.65{\pm}4.47$, psychological aspects score was $19.84{\pm}5.53$ in impacts of oral health related quality of life. 3. The better oral health was the higher effects of oral health related quality of life(pE0.05). No missing tooth(pE0.01), use of oral health device(pE0.05), no experience oral health education(pE0.05) group was higher impacts score of oral health related quality of life. 4. The significantly correlated among all items on effects of oral health related quality of life. Therefore it suggested that college students oral health program, need precision oral exam and oral health education.

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Supported by : 광주보건대학