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KMID : 1020220160160061093
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2016 Volume.16 No. 6 p.1093 ~ p.1104
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Impact of chronic disease on oral health behavior
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Kang Yu-Min
Lee In-Sook
Kim Na-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of chronic disease on oral health behavior.
Methods: The subjects were 317 adults over 30-years old living in urban and rural areas. They were selected by convenience sampling method and filled out the self-reported questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics, dental treatment, chronic disease, and oral health behavior including oral health self-care behavior and professional oral health care.
Results: The self-care oral health behavior and the professional oral health care had a negative correlation with the chronic diseases. Especially, the self-care oral health behavior and the professional oral health care had a statistically significant negative correlation with hypertension and osteoporosis. Multiple regression analysis was performed after including general characteristics, dental treatment, chronic disease. Meanwhile the presence of chronic disease had a significant influence on the self-care oral health behavior and the professional oral health care. Hypertension and Osteoporosis were the most influential factors of chronic diseases and had a significant influence on the oral health behavior. In conclusion, the chronic diseases aggravated the oral health behavior practice.
Conclusions: presence of chronic disease affects oral health behavior. Therefore, the effective intervention and education programs related to oral health care are necessary to enhance adult`s oral health behavior and total health. The continuous follow-up study will determine the causal relationship between oral health behavior and the presence of chronic disease.
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KEYWORD
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Adult, Chronic disease, Health behavior, Oral health
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