General and oral health-related quality of life among caregivers of Parkinson's disease patients

Autor(es)

Barbosa, Camila Siqueira ^[1] ; Marchini, Adriana M. P. S. ^[1] ; Marchini, Leonardo ^{[1, 2, 3]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Vale Paraiba, Sch Dent, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

^[2] State Univ Sao Paulo UNESP, Sao Jose Campos Sch Dent, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

^[3] Univ Taubate, Dept Dent, Taubate - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Geriatrics & Gerontology International; v. 13, n. 2, p. 429-436, APR 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the general and oral health-related quality of life among caregivers of patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: A representative sample (n=80, 19 men and 61 women) of caregivers from SAo Jose dos Campos, Brazil, answered Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) questionnaires, as well as another questionnaire regarding caregivers' characteristics and caring activities. Results: The OHIP-14 average score was 2.56. The SF-36 average score for the domain of physical function was 87.4; for role-physical function, 85.0; for bodily pain, 62.9; for general health, 76.6; for vitality, 80.0; for social function, 88.4; for role-emotional function, 83.8; and for mental health, 85.3. All domains of the SF-36 also showed negative correlations with OHIP-14 in the entire sample, but this correlation could not be observed among lower educated caregivers. There were significant differences between formal and informal caregivers for OHIP-14 and for the majority of SF-36 domains. Conclusions: Most caregivers were female, the mean scores for SF-36 and OHIP-14 were adequate, and formal caregivers had better results for the SF-36 and OHIP-14 when compared with informal caregivers. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2013; 13: 429436. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/14190-0 - Avaliação da qualidade de vida geral e relacionada à saúde bucal dos cuidadores de pacientes com doença de Parkinson no município de São José dos Campos-SP.
• Beneficiário: Camila Siqueira Barbosa
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica