Research Article | Open Access
ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA IN GERIATRIC POPULATION IN INDIA: AN ORIGINAL STUDY
Dr Anish George Paul,Dr. Rajkiran SalunkheDr. Priyanka Bhoi,Amrita Das,Dr. Akshintala Satish Kumar,. Dr. Shrishtee Priya,Dr. Sharmila Priyanka Betha,
Pages: 3131-3136
Abstract
Introduction: General health of an individual is a factor of Oral Health and oral health is much more significant in the elderly. Dementia is a debilitating neurological condition. Hence in the present study we aimed to assess
the quality of life specifically related to oral health in patients with dementia in geriatric population of India.Materials and Methods: We piloted a cross sectional observational study among 200 patients of both genders
and were 60 and above in age, who were diagnosed with the dementia. We estimated the “oral health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14)” and the “Geriatric/General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI)” among them based on a questionnaire. The data thus collected was evaluated for significant values using the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests and the p<0.05 was considered as significan
Keywords
OHIP-14, GOHAI, Dementia, OHRQoL, Geriatrics, Dental Health.