Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health and psychosocial factors
The objective of this study was to investigate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in times of the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine a possible association to psychosocial factors like psychological stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders. Secondary research questions were wh...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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16 March 2022
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Scientific reports
Year: 2022, Jahrgang: 12, Pages: 1-12 |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-07907-9 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07907-9 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=DOISource&SrcApp=WOS&KeyAID=10.1038%2Fs41598-022-07907-9&DestApp=DOI&SrcAppSID=EUW1ED0B197IqxjljrTbFJ9KTSAin&SrcJTitle=SCIENTIFIC+REPORTS&DestDOIRegistrantName=Springer+Science+and+Business+Media+LLC 
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| Verfasserangaben: | Antonio Ciardo, Marlinde M. Simon, Sarah K. Sonnenschein, Christopher Buesch & Ti-Sun Kim |
| Zusammenfassung: | The objective of this study was to investigate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in times of the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine a possible association to psychosocial factors like psychological stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders. Secondary research questions were whether people changed oral hygiene regimens during the COVID-19 pandemic and to what extent dental symptoms existed and developed compared to pre-pandemic. For this cross-sectional study a survey has been conceptualized to determine OHRQoL, stress, depression and anxiety and their specific confounders in a German cohort. Validated questionnaires as OHIP-G14, PHQ-Stress and PHQ-4 have been implemented. Altogether 1178 participants completed the survey between May and August 2020. The overall OHIP-G14 sum score of 4.8 +/- 7.5 indicated good OHRQoL. 21% of the participants (n = 248) reported toothache, 23% (n = 270) mucosal problems, 31% (n = 356) hypersensitivity of the teeth and 27% (n = 305) myofacial pain. The PHQ-Stress score (4.5 +/- 3.5) demonstrated a mild severity of stress. Depression and anxiety level has been mild to moderate (PHQ-4 score: 2.4 +/- 2.6). 38% of the participants stated subjectively greater emotional burden compared to pre-pandemic. Statistically significant differences exist for OHRQoL, stress, anxiety and depression levels between participants with greater, equal or less emotional burden compared to pre-pandemic. COVID-19 history and aggravated levels of depression, anxiety, and stress seem to associate with lower OHRQoL. Psychosocial consequences during pandemic times and their association to oral health should be further investigated. |
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| Beschreibung: | Gesehen am 13.04.2022 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-07907-9 |