Comparison of the quality of life of adults and elderly (일부 성인과 노인의 삶의 질 비교)

Eun-Gyeong Lee (이은경)

Comparison of the quality of life of adults and elderly

Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
2012, 12(5), pp.1029-1038
Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry

Eun-Gyeong Lee ¹

¹전북과학대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objectives : This study was examine a relationship those variables with health-related quality(HRQOL) of life in the elderly and provide basic information on HRQOL and evidence for establishing effective health policies for old ages ultimately. Methods : This research was conducted through individual interviews using a structured questionnaire and oral status examinations of 600 residents The data have been analyzed using Χ2-test through PASW Statistics 18.0.0(SPSS Korea Datasolution Inc.) and Structural Equation Modeling through LISREL ver8.8. Results : According to the Structural Equation Modeling, independent variables which influence the health-related quality of life are as follows: sex the highest, followed by existence of chronic diseases, perceived health, age, perceived oral health the lowest. Parameters are as follows: oral health-related quality of life the highest, followed by subjective oral symptoms, and oral health status the lowest. Conclusions : In order to improve the quality of life of olds, it is not only necessary to improve perceived health through reduce of chronic diseases, but is also required to regular tooth check-up to reduce subjective oral symptoms for increase oral health-related quality of life.

KEYWORDS

health-related quality of life(EQ-5D), oral health-related quality of life(OHIP-14)

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