Stress and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Among a Sample of College-Educated Black Men.
In: Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, Jg. 34 (2023-02-01), Heft 1, S. 7-20
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This study assessed if higher levels of self-reported stress were associated with self-reported oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among a sample of college-educated Black men. Using a community-based participatory approach, a questionnaire was developed and distributed using two validated instruments, the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14. Eighty men completed the questionnaire, with 58.8% reporting Holmes-Rahe scores above 150 (mean=209, SD=175.2). The highest OHIP-14 mean ratings on a scale of 0 to 3 were for feeling self-conscious (mean=.67), painful aching (mean=.55), feeling embarrassed (mean=.49), and eating discomfort (mean=0.48). Among participants with Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory scores above 150, mean OHRQoL levels were significantly higher for domains of painful aching (p=.007), eating discomfort (p=.038), feeling self-conscious (.006), and experiencing tense feelings (.049). Higher stress levels may be associated with college-educated Black men's experiences of oral health-related physical pain and psychological discomfort. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Stress and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Among a Sample of College-Educated Black Men.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Smith, Patrick D. |
Zeitschrift: | Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, Jg. 34 (2023-02-01), Heft 1, S. 7-20 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1049-2089 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1353/hpu.2023.0002 |
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