Elderly caregivers at long-stay institutions: quality of life and temporomandibular dysfunction
Braz. j. oral sci
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14(3): 204-208, July-Sept. 2015. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Aim:
To assess the profile, quality of life and the presence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) in elderly caregivers.Methods:
Thirty-nine caregivers who worked in six long-stay institutions for the elderly in three different municipalities participated in the study. The research instruments were the WHOQOL-BREF, the Fonseca questionnaire and the socio-demographic questionnaire. The Kruskal-Wallis test with the Dunn's correction was performed at a level of 5%.Results:
Females accounted for 94.9% of the sample. The average monthly wage was R$ 832.00. The average working week was 39 hours. The WHOQOL dominions showed the following averages 74.25 Physical; 70.33 Psychological; 65.79 Social Affairs; 58.38 Environment. Mild DTM was present in 43.6% of the caregivers, of which 7.7% were moderate, 5.2% severe, 23.0% of the professionals were asymptomatic and 20.5% did not answer. The association between TMD and the quality of life showed p=0.6752.Conclusions:
It was concluded that there was no relationship between the quality of life and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction among the caregivers of elderly in this study.
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Anciano
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Síndrome de la Disfunción de Articulación Temporomandibular
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Cuidadores
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. oral sci
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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