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KMID : 1023420140140030417
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2014 Volume.14 No. 3 p.417 ~ p.423
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The Effect of Korean Elderly’s Prosthetic Status on Health Related Quality by Using EuroQol-5 Dimension
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Park Jeong-Hye
Lee Min-Kyung
Lee Jung-Hwa
Jin Hye-Jung
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Abstract
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between prosthetic status and health related quality of elderly by using EuroQol-5 dimension(EQ-5D) which is a standardized instrument used as a measure of health outcome. Data from 1,179 elderly subjects (over 65 years old) from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used in our analysis. Oral examination were conducted to obtain wearing prosthetic and needed prosthetic. EQ-5D is a widely used health condition measuring instrument. It consists of the five dimensions: Mobility, Self-care, Usual activities, Pain/discomfort and Anxiety/depression. EQ-5D index is a score calculated out of a weighting system. In this study, the mean score of the EQ-5D index among the elderly was 0.86. For EQ-5D index gender, female showed statistically significantly lower quality of life than male. The related factors EQ-5D index, when the lower demand for fixed prosthodontics and full denture. Wearers in partial and complete denture than non-wearers showed higher EQ-5D index. In order to improve EQ-5D index among the elderly who demand prosthetic status, which has lost its function through providing proper dental prostheses.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly , EuroQol-5 dimension , Prosthetic status
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