fa Association between perceived oral and general health پروتزهای دندانی Prothtodontics پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Objectives</strong></p><p>  The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of the association between perceived oral and general health-related quality of life (O/HRQoL) in the German general population and to compare it with the correlation of both constructs in dental patients. </p><p> <strong>Methods</strong> </p><p> OHRQoL was assessed using the OHIP-49 and HRQoL using the SF-36 in a sample (N=811) representative of the adult general population of Germany (age: 18–99 years), and in a sample (N=313) of consecutive adult dental patients at least 18 years of age seeking prosthodontic care or attending their annual checkup. Correlation between OHRQoL and HRQoL was computed using structural equation modelling-based confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis. Based on the correlation coefficients, the coefficients of determination (r2) were calculated. <strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Results</strong></p><p>  Correlation between OHRQoL and HRQoL after partialling out effects of age, gender and level of depression in general population subjects was rho=0.28 resulting in an explanation of the variance of HRQoL by OHRQoL of 7.8%. In dental patients the correlation coefficient was somewhat lower (rho=0.24) corresponding to an explanation of the variance of HRQoL by OHRQoL of 5.6%. Difference between correlation coefficients was not significant (p=0.514). </p><p> <strong>Conclusion</strong></p><p>  Our findings provide evidence for the inseparable, intertwined relationship between perceived oral and general health. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of Dentistry</p><p> <a href="http://www.jodjournal.com/article/S0300-5712(13)00130-9/abstract" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> Oral health, General health, Quality of life, Association 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2168&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Daniel R. Reissmann 100319475328460010186 100319475328460010186 Yes Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany Mike T.John 100319475328460010187 100319475328460010187 No Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA Oliver Schierz 100319475328460010188 100319475328460010188 No Department of Prosthodontics and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Levente Kriston 100319475328460010189 100319475328460010189 No Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany Andreas Hinz 100319475328460010190 100319475328460010190 No Department of Medical Psychology and Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany