Assessing the Quality of Life of Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the WHOQOL-BREF Tool
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patient Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.2. Data Collection Procedure
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
QoL | Quality of Life |
OSMF | Oral Submucous Fibrosis |
WHOQOL-BREF | World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF |
LUMHS | Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences |
HPV | Human Papilloma Virus |
WHO | World Health Organization |
OIDP | Oral Impacts on Daily Performances |
OHIP | Oral Health Impact Profile |
UWQOL | University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire |
COMDQ | Chronic Oral Mucosal Disease Questionnaire |
OHQoL-UK | Oral Health Related Quality of Life-UK |
OHRQoL | Oral Health Related Quality of Life |
SPSS | Statistical Package for Social Sciences |
SD | Standard Deviation |
DOM | Domain |
LMO | Limited Mouth Opening |
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Physical Health | Psychological Health | Social Relationships | Environmental Health | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
AGE GROUPS | ||||
Less than <40 Years (n = 61) | 26.78± 4.46 | 21.24 ± 2.63 | 10.81 ± 1.62 | 28.00 ± 4.39 |
More than >40 Years (n = 51) | 24.89 ± 4.31 | 19.88 ± 2.87 | 10.66 ± 1.32 | 26.01 ± 4.01 |
p-value | 0.032 | 0.010 | 0.591 | 0.015 |
GENDER | ||||
Male (n = 74) | 25.56 ± 4.72 | 20.37 ± 2.92 | 11.09 ± 1.50 | 26.54 ± 4.31 |
Female (n = 38) | 26.73 ± 3.86 | 21.10 ± 2.57 | 10.07 ± 1.23 | 28.18 ± 4.17 |
p-value | 0.191 | 0.198 | 0.001 | 0.056 |
HABIT DURATION | ||||
<Less than 5 years (n = 41) | 25.70 ± 4.49 | 20.87 ± 2.67 | 10.60 ± 1.49 | 27.25 ± 4.61 |
>More than 5 Years (n = 71) | 26.00 ± 4.41 | 20.42 ± 2.87 | 10.80 ± 1.47 | 26.94 ± 4.16 |
p-value | 0.733 | 0.416 | 0.492 | 0.721 |
FUNCTIONAL STAGES | ||||
M-2 Mild (n = 32) | 25.34 ± 4.94 | 20.59 ± 2.55 | 10.53 ± 1.75 | 26.65 ± 5.02 |
M-3 Moderate (n = 80) | 26.21 ± 4.27 | 20.63 ± 2.93 | 10.83 ± 1.37 | 27.27 ± 4.02 |
p-value | 0.355 | 0.941 | 0.329 | 0.496 |
Domains of Life | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Std. Deviation |
---|---|---|---|---|
DOM-1 | 16.00 | 34.00 | 25.96 | 4.46 |
DOM-2 | 16.00 | 25.00 | 20.62 | 2.81 |
DOM-3 | 7.00 | 14.00 | 10.75 | 1.49 |
DOM-4 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 27.09 | 4.32 |
Rate of Quality of Life | 1 | 5 | 3.21 | 0.85 |
Satisfaction with Health | 1 | 4 | 3.22 | 0.73 |
Cronbach’s α coefficient | 0.880 |
WHOQOL BREF | Mean | Standard Deviation | Corrected Item Total Correlation | Cronbach’s Coefficient | Cronbach‘s Alpha if Item Deleted |
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Domain 1 | 0.805 | ||||
Physical pain | 2.60 | 1.16 | 0.487 | 0.806 | |
Medical treatment | 2.66 | 1.03 | 0.423 | 0.810 | |
Enough energy | 3.40 | 0.67 | 0.702 | 0.756 | |
Get around | 3.38 | 0.78 | 0.566 | 0.774 | |
Sleep satisfaction | 3.68 | 0.50 | 0.393 | 0.803 | |
Daily living activities | 3.39 | 0.67 | 0.767 | 0.746 | |
Capacity of work | 3.48 | 0.68 | 0.681 | 0.759 | |
Domain 2 | 0.776 | ||||
Life enjoyment | 3.53 | 0.69 | 0.662 | 0.706 | |
Meaningful life | 3.65 | 0.65 | 0.665 | 0.708 | |
Able to concentrate | 3.50 | 0.63 | 0.703 | 0.700 | |
Bodily appearance | 3.49 | 0.50 | 0.531 | 0.747 | |
Satisfaction with him/herself | 3.35 | 0.59 | 0.765 | 0.689 | |
Negative feelings | 3.11 | 0.94 | 0.119 | 0.881 | |
Domain 3 | 0.628 | ||||
Personal relationship | 3.40 | 0.52 | 0.623 | 0.335 | |
Sex life | 4.02 | 0.52 | 0.362 | 0.630 | |
Support from friends | 3.33 | 0.86 | 0.436 | 0.636 | |
Domain 4 | 0.952 | ||||
Feeling of safety | 3.46 | 0.68 | 0.917 | 0.939 | |
Physical environment | 3.35 | 0.56 | 0.719 | 0.952 | |
Money for needs | 3.47 | 0.78 | 0.901 | 0.942 | |
Information in daily life | 3.42 | 0.61 | 0.868 | 0.943 | |
Leisure activities | 3.23 | 0.50 | 0.499 | 0.963 | |
Satisfaction with living place | 3.44 | 0.61 | 0.828 | 0.945 | |
Satisfaction health services | 3.35 | 0.59 | 0.955 | 0.937 | |
Satisfaction with transport | 3.38 | 0.60 | 0.899 | 0.941 |
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Memon, A.B.; Rahman, A.A.U.; Channar, K.A.; Zafar, M.S.; Kumar, N. Assessing the Quality of Life of Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the WHOQOL-BREF Tool. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9498. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189498
Memon AB, Rahman AAU, Channar KA, Zafar MS, Kumar N. Assessing the Quality of Life of Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the WHOQOL-BREF Tool. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9498. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189498
Chicago/Turabian StyleMemon, Abdul Bari, Aneela Atta Ur Rahman, Kashif Ali Channar, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, and Naresh Kumar. 2021. "Assessing the Quality of Life of Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the WHOQOL-BREF Tool" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9498. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189498