Quality of life and disability weights associated with periodontal disease

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dc.contributor.authorBrennan, D.
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, A.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts-Thomson, K.
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description© 2007 International and American Associations for Dental Research
dc.description.abstractBurden-of-oral-disease studies have been hampered by lack of data on disability weights. It is likely that disability weights will vary between conditions such as gingivitis and periodontal pockets. The aims of this study were to assess health-related quality of life and disability weights for periodontal conditions. A random sample of 45- to 54-year-olds was surveyed during 2004-05 (n = 879, response rate = 43.8%), with oral examinations on n = 709 persons (completion rate = 80.7%). Oral disease symptoms were recorded by the EuroQol, from which disability weights were calculated. Reported pain/discomfort ranged from 6.1% of persons (gingivitis) to 25.8% of persons (6+ mm pockets). Lower disability weights were associated with gingivitis (0.001) and 6+ mm gingival recession (0.004), with higher weights for 6+ mm loss of attachment (0.012) and 6+ mm pocket depth (0.018). Variation in symptom experience indicated the need for investigators to identify periodontal conditions and apply appropriate disability weights in burden-of-disease studies.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityD.S. Brennan, A.J. Spencer, and K.F. Roberts-Thomson
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Dental Research, 2007; 86(8):713-717
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/154405910708600805
dc.identifier.issn0022-0345
dc.identifier.issn1544-0591
dc.identifier.orcidBrennan, D. [0000-0002-7888-0920]
dc.identifier.orcidSpencer, A. [0000-0002-3462-7456]
dc.identifier.orcidRoberts-Thomson, K. [0000-0001-7084-5541]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/44404
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter Amer Assoc Dental Research
dc.source.urihttp://jdr.iadrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/86/8/713
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectdisability weights
dc.subjectperiodontal disease
dc.titleQuality of life and disability weights associated with periodontal disease
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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