Impacto das condições de saúde bucal no grau de felicidade de adolescentes de 12 anos de Santa Maria - RS, Brasil

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Tuchtenhagen, Simone
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; BR; Odontologia; UFSM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Odontológicas
• Palavras-chave em Português: Felicidade; Crianças; Saúde bucal; Qualidade de vida; Happiness; Child; Oral health; Quality of life; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ODONTOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/6132

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of oral health conditions and socioeconomic factors on subjective happiness of Brazilian adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 12-years-old schoolchildren from Santa Maria-RS, Brazil, in 2012. Data were collected from dental examinations and structured interviews. Children were evaluated for dental caries, dental trauma, malocclusion and gingival bleeding. They also completed the Brazilian versions of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) and Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ 11-14). Socioeconomic conditions were evaluated by a questionnaire answered by their parents. Data was analysed by Poisson regression models to determine the association between the predictors and the outcome; besides, a correlation analyse was performed between the SHS scores and the overall and domains scores of CPQ11-14. Results: A total of 1134 children were evaluated. Unadjusted analyses showed an association between happiness and socioeconomic measures, use of dental services, clinical status and with the oral health-related quality of life measure. After adjustment, household overcrowding, dental caries and malocclusion and the severity of CPQ 11-14 remained significantly associated with lower levels of the mean SHS. Conclusions: Happiness is influenced by oral conditions, socioeconomic status and oral health-related quality of life.