Oral health-related quality of life of elderly Germans - comparison of GOHAI and OHIP-14
Oral health-related quality of life of elderly Germans - comparison of GOHAI and OHIP-14
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DOI:
10.1922/cdh_2464hassel06
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发表时间:
2010-12-01
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1.7
通讯作者:
Nitschke, I.
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作者:
Hassel, A. J.;Steuker, B.;Nitschke, I.
Objective: To obtain information about the subjective oral health status of non-clinical elderly populations of urban regions of Germany, one in the East and one in the West, by using OHIP-14 and, for first time, the GOHAI, and, furthermore, to compare the results obtained by use of both instruments. Basic research design: cross-sectional. Clinical setting: randomly chosen, non-clinical elderly population in urban regions of Germany. Participants: 197 participants (51% male) born in the years 193-1932. Main outcome measures: GOHAI, OHIP-14. Results: Median GOHAI score was 54; median OHIP-14 score was 2. Scores indicative of severely impaired oral health were rare. The effect of living in eastern or western Germany was of minor significance. Although the internal consistency of both measures was comparable and the same positive association with psychological wellbeing, absence of dry mouth, burning mouth, and removable dentures (p