Health literacy on oral health practice and condition in an adult and elderly population

Autor(es)

Silva-Junior, Manoelito Ferreira ^[1] ; Rosario de Sousa, Maria da Luz ^[2] ; Batista, Marilia Jesus ^{[2, 3]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Ponta Grossa, Dept Dent, Av Gen Carlos Cavalcanti 4748, BR-84030900 Ponta Grossa, Parana - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Piracicaba Dent Sch, Dept Community Dent, Av Limeira 901, BR-13414018 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Fac Med Jundiai, Dept Hlth Sci & Pediat Dent, R Francisco Teles 250, BR-13202550 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL; v. 36, n. 4, p. 933-942, AUG 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of health literacy (HL) on health practices and oral health outcomes in an adult and elderly population in Brazil. A cross-sectional study nested in a cohort study was followed up over a period of four years (2011 and 2015) and assessed individuals between 23 and 69years old from Piracicaba, SAo Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected by means of oral examinations (coronal caries, periodontal disease and visible biofilm) and interviews (socioeconomic, demographic, oral health-related quality of life, health practices and HL). The 14-item Health Literacy Scale (HLS) was used for HL data, which was the main explanatory variable. The result of the sum of the HLS-14 questionnaire for each participant was dichotomized into the median (46 points): `high' and `low' HL. Binary/multinomial logistic regressions were performed on health practice and oral health outcomes, controlled by age and sex (Model 1) and age, sex and socioeconomic status (Model 2; p<0.05). The final sample consisted of 137 subjects and 43.8% (n=60) presented low HL (LHL). LHL was associated with health practices, such as use of public dental services in Model 1 (odds ratio {[}OR]=0.34, 95% CI: 0.14-0.87) and use of dental services for emergency in Model 1 (OR=2.69, 95% CI: 1.29-5.51) and Model 2 (OR=2.93, 95% CI: 1.17-7.30). Based on age and sex, LHL was associated with use of public dental service and use of emergency dental visits. Based on age, sex and socioeconomic status, LHL was associated with use of emergency dental visits. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/00545-1 - Perda dentária em adultos: avaliação do impacto na qualidade de vida através da aplicação de índices de perda dentária
• Beneficiário: Maria da Luz Rosario de Sousa
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 14/15184-2 - Estudo longitudinal sobre a perda dentária em adultos e fatores associados
• Beneficiário: Manoelito Ferreira Silva Junior
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 16/26171-4 - Avaliação da literacia em saúde em uma coorte de adultos em Piracicaba - SP
• Beneficiário: Maria da Luz Rosario de Sousa
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 09/16560-0 - "Estudo da perda dentária em adultos: impacto em grupos de distintos níveis sócio econômicos e de uso de serviços odontológicos através da aplicação de índices de perda dentária e fatores associados."
• Beneficiário: Marília Jesus Batista de Brito Mota
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado