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Introdução: Portugal tem uma população cada vez mais idosa, devido ao
aumento da esperança média de vida, o que se considera ser um grande progresso para o homem. No entanto, é também um desafio para a saúde pública.
Os cuidados com a saúde oral são fundamentais para o bem-estar geral do
indivíduo.
Objetivos: Avaliar e caracterizar a saúde oral e o seu impacto na qualidade
de vida do idoso reabilitado e não reabilitado numa amostra de idosos institucionalizados em Viseu.
Materiais e métodos: Estudo observacional transversal composto por uma
amostra de residentes em lares do Distrito de Viseu. Para a obtenção de dados
foi utilizado um questionário, o índice de GOHAI e o índice OHIP-14.
Resultados: A amostra é constituída por 529 idosos institucionalizados com
idade igual ou superior a 65 anos. Quanto ao género, 69.4% (n=367) são mulheres e 30.6% (n=162) homens. De acordo, com o índice GOHAI a maioria
dos participantes (41.5%) possuí uma autoperceção “Moderada” da saúde oral.
Relativamente ao índice OHIP-14 verifica-se que o impacto da saúde oral na
qualidade de vida é baixo, uma vez que, a média do OHIP-14 global foi de 15.
A “Dor física” foi a dimensão mais afetada (2.70), observou-se ainda que a dimensão com menor impacto foi a “Limitação social” (1.52).
Conclusão: A qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde oral do presente estudo, de um modo geral é razoável. No entanto, existem participantes cujo, impacto da saúde oral na qualidade de vida é significativo. Desta forma, é importante desenvolver o conhecimento acerca da saúde oral no idoso para promover a formação nesta área e, também, o nível de saúde oral do paciente geriátrico.
Introduction: The growth in the Portuguese elderly population, due to an increasing life expectancy, has become conspicuous. Which is a great progress for mankind. However, it is also a public health challenge. Oral health care is fundamental to the general well-being of the individual. Material and methods: Cross-sectional observational study composed of a sample of elderly residents in homes in the District of Viseu. A questionnaire, the GOHAI index and the OHIP-14 index were used to obtain data. Results: The sample consisted of 529 institutionalized elderly, aged 65 years or older. Regarding gender, 69.4% (n=367) were women and 30.6% (n=162) men. According to the GOHAI index, most participants (41.5%) have a "Moderate" self-perception of oral health. Regarding the OHIP-14 index the results show that the impact of oral health on the quality of life is low, because the average of the overall OHIP-14 was 15. The "Physical pain" was the most affected dimension (2.70) it was also observed that the dimension with the lowest impact was the "Social Limitation" (1.52). Conclusion: The oral health-related quality of life of the present study is generally reasonable. However, there are participants whose impact of oral health on quality of life is significant. In this way, it is important to develop knowledge about oral health in the elderly in order to promote training in this area and improve the level of oral health of the geriatric patient.
Introduction: The growth in the Portuguese elderly population, due to an increasing life expectancy, has become conspicuous. Which is a great progress for mankind. However, it is also a public health challenge. Oral health care is fundamental to the general well-being of the individual. Material and methods: Cross-sectional observational study composed of a sample of elderly residents in homes in the District of Viseu. A questionnaire, the GOHAI index and the OHIP-14 index were used to obtain data. Results: The sample consisted of 529 institutionalized elderly, aged 65 years or older. Regarding gender, 69.4% (n=367) were women and 30.6% (n=162) men. According to the GOHAI index, most participants (41.5%) have a "Moderate" self-perception of oral health. Regarding the OHIP-14 index the results show that the impact of oral health on the quality of life is low, because the average of the overall OHIP-14 was 15. The "Physical pain" was the most affected dimension (2.70) it was also observed that the dimension with the lowest impact was the "Social Limitation" (1.52). Conclusion: The oral health-related quality of life of the present study is generally reasonable. However, there are participants whose impact of oral health on quality of life is significant. In this way, it is important to develop knowledge about oral health in the elderly in order to promote training in this area and improve the level of oral health of the geriatric patient.
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Saúde oral Qualidade de vida Paciente geriátrico GOHAI OHIP-14 Idoso institucionalizado Oral health Quality of life Geriatric patients Institutionalized elderly