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Conference Paper: Economic Inequalities in Elderly Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Pilot Study
Title | Economic Inequalities in Elderly Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Pilot Study |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | International Association for Dental Research. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iadr.org/ |
Citation | The 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research Southeast Asian Division (IADR-SEA), 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of South East Asia Association for Dental Education (SEAADE) & 40th Chinese Taipei Association for Dental Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, 10-13 August 2017. In Journal of Dental Research (Spec Issue), 2017, v. 96 n. Spec Iss B, Presentation ID: 0169 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives: To seek and investigate the relationship between oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of the elderly population as measured by the OHIP-14 survey of different countries with respect to dental personnel density and Gross Domestic Product per capita purchasing power parity (GDP-PPP).
Methods: The study was conducted using two electronic databases (PubMed and Google Scholar). Only studies presenting data regarding OHRQoL of the elderly population measured with validated OHIP-14 survey were included. Those studies without a clear indication of age sampling method or OHIP-14 calculations were excluded. Information on the dental personnel data was extracted from the World Health Organization database, whereas GDP-PPP data was access through the World Bank website.
Results: Twelve papers that were found to fit the criteria were included in the analysis. Within the included countries, OHIP-14 scores of the elderly population demonstrated a decreasing trend with an increasing GDP-PPP. Moreover, a correlation could be established between the number of dental personnel and GDP-PPP of the corresponding years (log-log plot, R2=0.754). A decreasing trend of OHIP-14 scores was observed for an increasing density of dental personnel but they are weakly correlated (R2=0.390).
Conclusions: Elderly’s OHRQoL may be dependent on the economic performance of a country, and generally improves with increasing GDP-PPP. Countries with better economic performance tend to have a higher dental personnel-to-population ratio. More in-depth investigations are required to elucidate such relationships as per population characteristics, type of dental personnel, types of dental services available, public health expenditure and income disparity. |
Description | Poster Session 2 Unilever Hatton Junior Category - Final Presentation ID: 0169 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/260651 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Yon, MJY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tsoi, KH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-14T08:45:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-14T08:45:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research Southeast Asian Division (IADR-SEA), 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of South East Asia Association for Dental Education (SEAADE) & 40th Chinese Taipei Association for Dental Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, 10-13 August 2017. In Journal of Dental Research (Spec Issue), 2017, v. 96 n. Spec Iss B, Presentation ID: 0169 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/260651 | - |
dc.description | Poster Session 2 Unilever Hatton Junior Category - Final Presentation ID: 0169 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To seek and investigate the relationship between oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of the elderly population as measured by the OHIP-14 survey of different countries with respect to dental personnel density and Gross Domestic Product per capita purchasing power parity (GDP-PPP). Methods: The study was conducted using two electronic databases (PubMed and Google Scholar). Only studies presenting data regarding OHRQoL of the elderly population measured with validated OHIP-14 survey were included. Those studies without a clear indication of age sampling method or OHIP-14 calculations were excluded. Information on the dental personnel data was extracted from the World Health Organization database, whereas GDP-PPP data was access through the World Bank website. Results: Twelve papers that were found to fit the criteria were included in the analysis. Within the included countries, OHIP-14 scores of the elderly population demonstrated a decreasing trend with an increasing GDP-PPP. Moreover, a correlation could be established between the number of dental personnel and GDP-PPP of the corresponding years (log-log plot, R2=0.754). A decreasing trend of OHIP-14 scores was observed for an increasing density of dental personnel but they are weakly correlated (R2=0.390). Conclusions: Elderly’s OHRQoL may be dependent on the economic performance of a country, and generally improves with increasing GDP-PPP. Countries with better economic performance tend to have a higher dental personnel-to-population ratio. More in-depth investigations are required to elucidate such relationships as per population characteristics, type of dental personnel, types of dental services available, public health expenditure and income disparity. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | International Association for Dental Research. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iadr.org/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Dental Research (Spec Issue) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | IADR-SEA & SEAADE (International Association for Dental Research South East Asian Division Meeting), 2017 | - |
dc.title | Economic Inequalities in Elderly Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Pilot Study | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tsoi, KH: jkhtsoi@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tsoi, KH=rp01609 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 290445 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 96 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | Spec Iss B | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |