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What do measures of ‘oral health-related quality of life’ measure?
David Locker,Finbarr Allen +1 more
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The main conclusion is that while all document the frequency of the functional and psychosocial impacts that emanate from oral disorders they do not unequivocally establish the meaning and significance of those impacts.Citations
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Is the oral health-related quality of life associated with quality of life among pregnant Finnish families : a cross-sectional study
Palo Katri,Tolvanen Mimmi,Tolvanen Mimmi,Karlsson Hasse,Karlsson Linnea,Karlsson Linnea,Lahti Satu,Lahti Satu +7 more
TL;DR: This paper found that overall QoL is a different construct than oral health-related quality of life and its dimensions (OHRQoL) though slightly overlapping, but the correlations within families were low for QoE and OHRQoE.
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The impact of oral health on the quality of life in elderly patients
TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to determine the subjective assessment of oral and general health and their impact on the quality of life in elderly patients, which included 46 patients, geriatric center users, who were asked questions from a three-part questionnaire.
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Prevalence of oral impacts on daily performances among adolescents living with HIV at a tertiary paediatric hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
TL;DR: In this paper , a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of oral impacts on daily performance among HIV positive adolescents attending a wellness program at a Tertiary Hospital Johannesburg.
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The impact of basic periodontal therapy on the quality of life of elderly people
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of basic periodontal therapy on the quality of life in elderly patients with periodontitis was examined and significant differences between the responses before and after treatment were identified.
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TL;DR: Zhang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the relationship among attitudes and practice about oral health, socioeconomic status, subjective oral symptoms, self-rated oral health and self-efficacy in a group of people from eastern China.
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The world health organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL) - position paper from the world health organization
Willem Kuyken,John Orley,Mick Power,Helen Herrman,Hilary Schofield,B. Murphy,Željko Metelko,Silvija Szabo,Mirjana Pibernik-Okanović,N. Quemada,A. Caria,S. Rajkumar,S. Kumar,Shekhar Saxena,Dan Bar-On,M. Amir,M. Tazaki,A. Noji,G. Vanheck,J. Devries,J.A. Sucre,L. Picardami,M. Kabanov,A. Lomachenkov,G. Burkovsky +24 more
TL;DR: The World Health Organization's project to develop a quality of life instrument (the WHOQOL) is described, the reasons that the project was undertaken, the thinking that underlies the project, the method that has been followed in its development and the current status of the project.
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A critical appraisal of the quality of quality-of-life measurements
TL;DR: To evaluate how well quality of life is being measured in the medical literature and to offer a new approach to the measurement, original English-language articles having the term "quality of life" in their titles were identified.
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Development and evaluation of the Oral Health Impact Profile.
TL;DR: The Oral Health Impact Profile offers a reliable and valid instrument for detailed measurement of the social impact of oral disorders and has potential benefits for clinical decision-making and research.
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The disability paradox: high quality of life against all odds.
TL;DR: Quality of life is dependent upon finding a balance between body, mind and spirit in the self and on establishing and maintaining an harmonious set of relationships within the person's social context and external environment.
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Primary total hip replacement surgery: a systematic review of outcomes and modelling of cost-effectiveness associated with different prostheses.
Ray Fitzpatrick,E Shortall,Mark Sculpher,David W. Murray,Richard W Morris,M Lodge,Jill Dawson,Andrew Carr,Annie Britton,Andrew Briggs +9 more
TL;DR: To use evidence regarding both costs and outcomes of primary THR to model how much more effective newer prostheses must be to justify higher costs.