Scholarlink

Background <p>The impact of psychological factors on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in prosthodontic patients should not be ignored. It is unclear about the extent to which stigma affects OHRQoL. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between stigma and OHRQoL in prosthodontic patients.</p> Methods <p>A total of 139 patients were included. Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI) and its subscales (enacted stigma (ES) and internalized stigma (IS)) were used to measure stigma. OHRQoL was evaluated utilizing 5-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-5), Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) and its subscales (Social Impact (SI), Psychological Impact (PI), Aesthetic Concern (AC) and Dental Self-Confidence (DSC)). The association between SSCI and OHIP/PIDAQ was detected employing Spearman correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression analysis.</p> Results <p>Univariate analysis revealed that SSCI-total, ES, and IS scores were positively correlated with OHIP-5 (r<sub>s</sub>=0.350, 0.362, 0.279, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001); the first three were also positively correlated with PIDAQ-total (r<sub>s</sub>=0.625, 0.589, 0.566, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), SI (r<sub>s</sub>=0.605, 0.548, 0.572, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), PI (r<sub>s</sub>=0.649, 0.634, 0.551, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), and AC (r<sub>s</sub>=0.580, 0.536, 0.534, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), except for PIDAQ-DSC (<i>P</i> &gt; 0.05). Upon controlling for confounders in multivariate analysis, SSCI-total, ES and IS maintained a strong positive correlation with OHIP-5 (B = 0.354, 0.427, 0.866, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), PIDAQ-total (B = 2.329, 3.044, 5.138, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), SI (B = 1.057, 1.458, 2.155, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), PI (B = 0.813, 1.020, 1.893, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), and AC (B = 0.423, 0.561, 0.916, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), with the exception of PIDAQ-DSC (<i>P</i> &gt; 0.05).</p> Conclusions <p>Stigma was negatively correlated with OHRQoL in prosthodontic patients. Higher stigma may impair OHRQoL. Interventions to alleviate the stigma in such patients is recommended to improve OHRQoL.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Is stigma correlated with oral health-related quality of life in prosthodontic patients? a cross-sectional study

  • 期刊论文

  • 出版模式：

    开放获取

  • 发表日期：

    2025年10月14日

查看全文
  • Zhe-Bin Yan,
  • Rui Zhu,
  • Xiao Yi,
  • Ya-Peng Pei,
  • Mei-Jun Zhan,
  • Jia-Le Zhu,
  • Hai-Yang Yu

摘要

Background

The impact of psychological factors on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in prosthodontic patients should not be ignored. It is unclear about the extent to which stigma affects OHRQoL. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between stigma and OHRQoL in prosthodontic patients.

Methods

A total of 139 patients were included. Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI) and its subscales (enacted stigma (ES) and internalized stigma (IS)) were used to measure stigma. OHRQoL was evaluated utilizing 5-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-5), Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) and its subscales (Social Impact (SI), Psychological Impact (PI), Aesthetic Concern (AC) and Dental Self-Confidence (DSC)). The association between SSCI and OHIP/PIDAQ was detected employing Spearman correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression analysis.

Results

Univariate analysis revealed that SSCI-total, ES, and IS scores were positively correlated with OHIP-5 (rs=0.350, 0.362, 0.279, P < 0.001); the first three were also positively correlated with PIDAQ-total (rs=0.625, 0.589, 0.566, P < 0.001), SI (rs=0.605, 0.548, 0.572, P < 0.001), PI (rs=0.649, 0.634, 0.551, P < 0.001), and AC (rs=0.580, 0.536, 0.534, P < 0.001), except for PIDAQ-DSC (P > 0.05). Upon controlling for confounders in multivariate analysis, SSCI-total, ES and IS maintained a strong positive correlation with OHIP-5 (B = 0.354, 0.427, 0.866, P < 0.001), PIDAQ-total (B = 2.329, 3.044, 5.138, P < 0.001), SI (B = 1.057, 1.458, 2.155, P < 0.001), PI (B = 0.813, 1.020, 1.893, P < 0.001), and AC (B = 0.423, 0.561, 0.916, P < 0.001), with the exception of PIDAQ-DSC (P > 0.05).

Conclusions

Stigma was negatively correlated with OHRQoL in prosthodontic patients. Higher stigma may impair OHRQoL. Interventions to alleviate the stigma in such patients is recommended to improve OHRQoL.