Oral health-related quality of life among Brazilian dental students

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to assess oral health-related quality oflife (OHRQoL) among Brazilian dental students. A cross-section-al study was carried out involving 300 dental students at theFederal University of Parana, Brazil. To measure OHRQoL, theOral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) was self-administered anda questionnaire was filled out addressing socio-demographiccharacteristics, health-related aspects and dental experience.Descriptive analysis was performed and both univariate and mul-tivariate Poisson regression with robust variance were used todetermine associations between OHRQoL and the covariables.The prevalence of reported impact on OHRQoL was 45 percent.The mean OHIP-14 score was 4.5...

RESUMO

Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a qualidade de vidarelacionada à saúde bucal (QVRSB) entre estudantesbrasileiros de odontologia. Um estudo transversal foi realiza-do com 300 estudantes de odontologia da UniversidadeFederal do Paraná, Brasil. Para avaliar a QVRSB, o OralHealth Impact Profile (OHIP-14) foi auto-aplicado juntamentecom um formulário abordando características sócio-demográ-ficas, aspectos relacionados com a saúde e experiênciaodontológica. Foram realizadas análise descritiva, regressãode Poisson univariada e múltipla, com variância robusta, paraverificar possíveis associações entre as covariáveis e aQVRSB. A prevalência de impactos relatados na QVRSB foi de45 por cento...