Are oral health status and care associated with anxiety and depression? A study of Portuguese health science students

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_4018D86F7163
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Are oral health status and care associated with anxiety and depression? A study of Portuguese health science students
Périodique
Journal of Public Health Dentistry
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Marques-Vidal P., Milagre V.
ISSN
0022-4006 (Print)
ISSN-L
0022-4006
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2006
Volume
66
Numéro
1
Pages
64-66
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The relationship between oral health and anxiety/depression were assessed in a cross-sectional study conducted in 388 Portuguese students from the Health Sciences (age: 21 +/- 3 years, 75% women). Oral health included prevalence of reported tooth pain/gum bleeding, dentist attendance, and dentifrice and dental floss use. Anxiety and depression were assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Subjects with anxiety or depression had a higher frequency of perceived gum bleeding and reported a higher dentist attendance than normal subjects. On multivariate analysis, anxiety was significantly and independently related to perceived toothache (OR = 2.90, 95% CI: 1.25-6.72) and dentist attendance (OR = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.18 - 3.91) whereas depression was associated with perceived gum bleeding (OR = 4.96, 95% CI: 1.68 - 14.59), and no differences were found regarding teeth brushing or dental flossing. The author concludes that anxiety and depression are related to perceived toothache and gum bleeding, but this association cannot be explained by decreased dental care.
Mots-clé
Anxiety/psychology, Dental Care/psychology, Dentifrices/therapeutic use, Depression/psychology, Gingival Hemorrhage/psychology, Oral Hygiene/psychology, Students, Health Occupations/psychology, Toothache/psychology, Toothbrushing/psychology
Pubmed
Web of science
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01/12/2016 16:01
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20/08/2019 14:37
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