Journal article
General and oral health-related quality of life among caregivers of Parkinson's disease patients
Geriatrics & gerontology international, Vol.13(2), pp.429-436
04/2013
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00926.x
PMID: 22935074
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the general and oral health-related quality of life among caregivers of patients with Parkinson's disease. A representative sample (n = 80, 19 men and 61 women) of caregivers from São José dos Campos, Brazil, answered Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) questionnaires, as well as another questionnaire regarding caregivers' characteristics and caring activities. The OHIP-14 average score was 2.56. The SF-36 average score for the domain of physical function was 87.4; for role-physical function, 85.0; for bodily pain, 62.9; for general health, 76.6; for vitality, 80.0; for social function, 88.4; for role-emotional function, 83.8; and for mental health, 85.3. All domains of the SF-36 also showed negative correlations with OHIP-14 in the entire sample, but this correlation could not be observed among lower educated caregivers. There were significant differences between formal and informal caregivers for OHIP-14 and for the majority of SF-36 domains. Most caregivers were female, the mean scores for SF-36 and OHIP-14 were adequate, and formal caregivers had better results for the SF-36 and OHIP-14 when compared with informal caregivers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- General and oral health-related quality of life among caregivers of Parkinson's disease patients
- Creators
- Camila Siqueira Barbosa - Universidade do Vale do ParaíbaAdriana M P S Marchini - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryLeonardo Marchini - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Geriatrics & gerontology international, Vol.13(2), pp.429-436
- Publisher
- Japan
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00926.x
- PMID
- 22935074
- ISSN
- 1444-1586
- eISSN
- 1447-0594
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2013
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9983769694802771
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