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Perceived xerostomia, stress and periodontal status impact on elderly oral health-related quality of life: findings from a cross-sectional survey
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Médicas | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 03:Saúde de Qualidade | |
| dc.contributor.author | Botelho, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Machado, Vanessa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Proença, Luís | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oliveira, Maria João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cavacas, Maria Alzira | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amaro, Luís | |
| dc.contributor.author | Águas, Artur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mendes, José João | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-28T15:36:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-28T15:36:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: To investigate if self-perceived xerostomia and stress are significant variables on the Oral-Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of elderly patients, considering the periodontal status, oral hygiene habits and sociodemographic characteristics simultaneously. Methods: The study cohort included 592 participants (320 females/272 Males), aged 65 years or older, representing the elder inhabitants of the Study of Periodontal Health in Almada-Seixal (SoPHiAS). Patients answered a socio-demographic and oral hygiene habits questionnaire. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14), Summated Xerostomia Inventory-5 (SXI-5) and Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) were used. Full-mouth circumferential periodontal inspection was carried out. Multivariable regression analyses were used considering the level of periodontitis, clinical characteristics, the number of teeth, SXI, PSS-10, age, gender and oral hygiene habits. Results: Self-perceived xerostomia and stress showed a positive significant correlation with OHRQoL and each of its domains. Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated the significant impact of SXI-5 (B = 1.20, p < 0.001) and PSS-10 (B = 0.35, p < 0.001) on the OHRQoL. SXI-5 (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.28, p < 0.001) and PSS-10 (OR = 1.03, p = 0.022) were associated with a more frequently affected OHRQoL. The number of missing teeth, being male, mean probing depth and mean clinical attachment loss were also significant towards a frequently affected OHRQoL. Conversely, age was negatively associated with a lower OHRQoL. Conclusion: Self-perceived xerostomia and stress are significant variables towards OHRQoL in elderly patients. Future studies should consider these self-perceived xerostomia and stress when investigating the impact of periodontitis and missing teeth on quality of life of older adults. | eng |
| dc.identifier.citation | Botelho, J., Machado, V., Proença, L. et al. Perceived xerostomia, stress and periodontal status impact on elderly oral health-related quality of life: findings from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Oral Health 20, 199 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-01183-7 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12903-020-01183-7 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1472-6831 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/58220 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Springer Nature | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-01183-7 | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Xerostomia | |
| dc.subject | Stress | |
| dc.subject | Elders | |
| dc.subject | Oral health-related quality of life | |
| dc.subject | Periodontitis | |
| dc.subject | Tooth loss | |
| dc.subject | Aging | |
| dc.title | Perceived xerostomia, stress and periodontal status impact on elderly oral health-related quality of life: findings from a cross-sectional survey | eng |
| dc.type | contribution to journal | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 199 | |
| oaire.citation.title | BMC Oral Health | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 20 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |