Prevalence and predictors of poor oral health-related quality of life among the Saudi elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among Saudi senior populations has been investigated. Yet, studies were conducted in a confined area or city with smaller sample sizes, using different OHRQoL measures, and none mentioned the rate of poor OHRQoL. Thus, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of poor OHRQoL in elderly Saudi Arabians, using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14).

Methods

An anonymous, Arabic-validated OHIP-14 questionnaire was used in a community-based cross-sectional study of 706 senior citizens in Saudi Arabia utilizing SurveyMonkey. Each of the seven domains in OHIP-14 has two questions that must be answered on a 5-point Likert scale, with scores ranging from 0 to 56. Higher scores indicated poorer QoL. Poor QOL w

SUBMITTER: Abolfotouh MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317540 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature