Oral health related quality of life and the prevalence of ageusia and xerostomia in active and recovered COVID-19 Patients.
PeerJ
; 11: e14860, 2023.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2279427
ABSTRACT
Background:
Salivary disturbance is associated with patients who either have an active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or have recovered from coronavirus infection along with loss of taste sensation. In addition, COVID-19 infection can drastically compromise quality of life of individuals.Objective:
This study aimed to analyze xerostomia, ageusia and the oral health impact in coronavirus disease-19 patients utilizing the Xerostomia Inventory scale-(XI) and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14.Methods:
In this cross-sectional survey-based study, data was collected from 301 patients who suffered and recovered from COVID-19. Using Google Forms, a questionnaire was developed and circulated amongst those who were infected and recovered from coronavirus infection. The Xerostomia Inventory (XI) and Oral Health Impact Profile-14 were used to assess the degree and quality of life. A paired T-test and Chi-square test were used to analyze the effect on xerostomia inventory scale-(XI) and OHIP-14 scale scores. A p-value of 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results:
Among 301 participants, 54.8% were females. The prevalence of xerostomia in participants with active COVID-19 disease was 39.53% and after recovery 34.88%. The total OHIP-14 scores for patients in the active phase of infection was 12.09, while 12.68 in recovered patients. A significant difference was found between the mean scores of the xerostomia inventory scale-11 and OHIP-14 in active and recovered COVID patients.Conclusion:
A higher prevalence of xerostomia was found in COVID-19 infected patients (39.53%) compared to recovered patients (34.88%). In addition, more than 70% reported aguesia. COVID-19 had a significantly higher compromising impact on oral function of active infected patients compared to recovered patients.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Xerostomia
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Ageusia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
PeerJ
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Peerj.14860
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