Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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N = 233 | OHIP_Sum Scores | |||
Frequency | Percent | Median (IQR) | p | |
Age | 0.125 | |||
60 ≤ age < 70 (reference) | 151 | 64.81 | 17(26) | |
≥70 | 82 | 35.19 | 15(21) | |
Gender | 0.895 | |||
Men (reference) | 86 | 36.91 | 17(23) | |
Women | 147 | 63.09 | 15(26) | |
Race | 0.123 | |||
White (reference) | 197 | 84.55 | 16(23) | |
Alaska Native | 1 | 0.43 | ||
Asian | 4 | 1.72 | 3(0) | |
Black | 28 | 12.02 | 26(24) | |
Hispanic | 1 | 0.43 | ||
Refused | 2 | 0.86 | 5.5(5) | |
Hispanic | 0.79 | |||
No (reference) | 223 | 95.71 | 17(24) | |
Yes | 7 | 3 | 12(26) | |
Refused | 3 | 1.29 | 8(27) | |
Marital status | 0.287 | |||
Married or living with a partner (reference) | 78 | 33.48 | 15.5(25) | |
Never married | 26 | 11.16 | 8.5(25) | |
Divorced/separated | 71 | 30.47 | 21(25) | |
Widowed | 57 | 24.46 | 17(26) | |
Refused to answer | 1 | 0.43 | N/A | |
Degree | 0.091 | |||
<high school diploma (reference) | 32 | 13.73 | 17(23.5) | |
High school diploma | 76 | 32.62 | 12(24.5) | |
College education | 117 | 50.21 | 18(26) | |
Refuse to answer | 8 | 3.43 | 7(18.5) | |
Employment | 0.018 | |||
Working (reference) | 37 | 15.88 | 19(27) | |
Retired | 139 | 59.66 | 13(22) | |
Unable to work | 37 | 15.88 | 26(19) | |
Refused | 20 | 8.58 | 12.5(26) |
Raw Variables | Standardized Variables | ||||
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Deleted Variable | Correlation with Total | Aplha | Correlation with Total | Aplha | |
Functional Limitation | 1. Have you had trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.5425 | 0.9515 | 0.5455 | 0.9523 |
2. Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.6595 | 0.9486 | 0.6633 | 0.9494 | |
Physical Pain | 3. Have you had painful aching in your mouth? | 0.6936 | 0.9478 | 0.6926 | 0.9487 |
4. Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7926 | 0.9454 | 0.7827 | 0.9464 | |
Psychological Discomfort | 5. Have you been self-conscious because of your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7573 | 0.9464 | 0.7468 | 0.9473 |
6. Have you felt tense because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8064 | 0.9449 | 0.8016 | 0.9460 | |
Physical Disability | 7. Has your diet been unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8346 | 0.9441 | 0.8285 | 0.9453 |
8. Have you had to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8115 | 0.9448 | 0.8101 | 0.9457 | |
Psychological Disability | 9. Have you found it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8490 | 0.9440 | 0.8482 | 0.9448 |
10. Have you been a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7893 | 0.9454 | 0.7802 | 0.9465 | |
Social Disability | 11. Have you been a bit irritable with other people because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7115 | 0.9474 | 0.7215 | 0.9480 |
12. Have you had problems doing your usual jobs because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7020 | 0.9478 | 0.7147 | 0.9481 | |
Handicap | 13. Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7822 | 0.9456 | 0.7815 | 0.9465 |
14. Have you been totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.6674 | 0.9489 | 0.6781 | 0.9490 | |
Overall | 0.95 | 0.951 |
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
8. Have you had to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.90 | −0.11 | 0.10 |
4. Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.85 | 0.19 | −0.19 |
7. Has your diet been unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.82 | 0.11 | −0.03 |
3. Have you had painful aching in your mouth? | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
9. Have you found it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
1. Have you had trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.41 | −0.02 | 0.23 |
5. Have you been self-conscious because of your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.04 | 0.87 | −0.05 |
10. Have you been a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.04 |
6. Have you felt tense because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.13 | 0.62 | 0.18 |
13. Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.11 | 0.50 | 0.31 |
12. Have you had problems doing your usual jobs because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.76 |
14. Have you been totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.72 |
11. Have you been a bit irritable with other people because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | −0.02 | 0.27 | 0.62 |
2. Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.32 |
1. Have you had trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.96378 |
2. Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.97215 |
3. Have you had painful aching in your mouth? | 0.9398 |
4. Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.9183 |
5. Have you been self-conscious because of your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.90619 |
6. Have you felt tense because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.92722 |
7. Has your diet been unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.94655 |
8. Have you had to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.93094 |
9. Have you found it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.96087 |
10. Have you been a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.9282 |
11. Have you been a bit irritable with other people because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.96009 |
12. Have you had problems doing your usual jobs because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.91001 |
13. Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.92387 |
14. Have you been totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.94225 |
Overall MSA | 0.93 |
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Li, Y.Y.; Liu, Y.; Ogunmefun, M.; Wang, K. Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults. Dent. J. 2025, 13, 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203
Li YY, Liu Y, Ogunmefun M, Wang K. Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults. Dentistry Journal. 2025; 13(5):203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yeleeya Y., Ying Liu, Memunat Ogunmefun, and Kesheng Wang. 2025. "Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults" Dentistry Journal 13, no. 5: 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203
APA StyleLi, Y. Y., Liu, Y., Ogunmefun, M., & Wang, K. (2025). Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults. Dentistry Journal, 13(5), 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203