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KMID : 0355420090330020227
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2009 Volume.33 No. 2 p.227 ~ p.234
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The improvement of oral health related quality of life by the national senile prosthetic restoration program
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Ha Jung-Eun
Han Gyeong-Soon
Kim Nam-Hee
Jin Bo-Hyoung
Kim Hyun-Duck
Paik Dai-Il
Bae Kwang-Hak
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Abstract
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Objectives :The purpose of this study was to evaluate the improvement of oral health related quality of life(OHRQOL) by receipting of the national senile prosthetic restoration program for national basic livelyhood security.
Methods :To evaluate oral health related quality of life(OHRQOL), the questionnaire for oral health impact profile(OHIP-14K) was distributed to 135 subjects twice, before and after they received the national senile prosthetic restoration program for national basic livelyhood security, and the collected data were utilized for investigating oral health related quality of life(OHRQOL). To asscess improvement factor of OHRQOL, Multivariate analysis was used.
Results :After subjects received the program, sum of answering point of OHIP was decreased from 35.80 to 8.98(p<0.001). This result showed that conducting national senile prosthetic restoration program for national basic livelyhood security improved OHRQOL. Multivariate analysis revealed that the contributing factors which lead improvement of OHRQOL were age, whether wearing denture or not, self-perceived oral health, the number of retention teeth and subject with poor self-perceived oral health had higher the improvement of OHRQOL.
Conclusion :National senile prosthetic restoration program improved OHRQOL. It is necessary to develop the aftercare and recipient selection process of this program by considering the subject characters for higher improvement of quality of life.
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KEYWORD
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national senile prosthetic restoration program, oral health impact profile, oral health related quality of life
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