Hyun-Jeong Ju|Hyo?Won Oh|Heung-Soo Lee
Impact of oral health literacy on oral health-related quality of life among adults
Wonkwang University|Wonkwang University|Wonkwang University
objectives purpose study assess impact oral health literacy oral healthrelated quality life ohrqol methods selfadministered questionnaires handed 760 adults age 18 selected convenience sampling among 60 years age also interviewed facetoface rapid estimate adult literacy dentistry reald99 test functional health literacy dentistry tofhlid used measure verbal functional oral health literacy respectively ohrqol measured using oral health impact profile14 ohip14 simplified version oral health impact profile ohip sociodemographic characteristics gender age marital status education level income also recorded higher scores oral health literacy represented higher levels literacy higher ohip14 scores implied ohrqol lower results analyses sample stratified top bottom 25 based functional oral health literacy levels ohrqol statistically significant negative correlation functional oral health literacy items functional limitation physical disability social disability handicap specifically showed negative correlations multiple regression analysis performed including sociodemograhic variables also functional verbal oral health literacy statistically significant influence ohrqol higher functional oral health literacy level higher ohrqol conclusions enhancement functional oral health literacy level oral health education necessary improve ohrqol