Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteem

Background and aims: Based on the evidence regarding the relationship between inflammatory processes and stress responses, the present study investigated the association between psychological stress and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures related to periodontal disease in adult pat...

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Main Authors: Simona Santonocito, Giuseppe Palazzo, Francesco Indelicato, Akhilanand Chaurasia, Gaetano Isola
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Language:English
Published: University of Messina 2022-04-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
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Online Access:https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3354
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author Simona Santonocito
Giuseppe Palazzo
Francesco Indelicato
Akhilanand Chaurasia
Gaetano Isola
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Giuseppe Palazzo
Francesco Indelicato
Akhilanand Chaurasia
Gaetano Isola
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description Background and aims: Based on the evidence regarding the relationship between inflammatory processes and stress responses, the present study investigated the association between psychological stress and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures related to periodontal disease in adult patients. Methods: OHRQoL measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile 49 (OHIP-49), self-esteem measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), NA measured by the Eysenck Personality Inventory Questionnaire (EPI-Q), global oral rating of oral comfort and controlling variables (gender, age, number of teeth, experience of periodontitis, location of missing teeth and zone of missing teeth) were collected from 65 patients with periodontitis. Results: Bivariate analyses showed that the EPI-Q score had the highest correlation with OHIP-49 score (p0.05). Both EPI-Q and RSES scores had a stronger correlation with psychosocial items than physical/functional items of the OHIP-49. In the multivariate analyses, the controlling variables alone explained the variance in the OHIP-49 score, while the addition of EPI-Q score, RSES score, and EPI-Q and RSES score was also explained. Conclusions: NA had the strongest and most clinically meaningful influence, but both NA and self-esteem was found to influence OHRQoL; low self-esteem and high NA was associated with worse OHRQoL. This indicates the possibility of explaining some of tooth loss impacts on OHRQoL based on personality traits. Psychological stress has a pivotal role in worsening OHRQoL in periodontitis patients.
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spelling doaj.art-7dbf82d8c76f47f4b029e3c44ba8eb142022-12-22T03:20:50ZengUniversity of MessinaMediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology2282-16192022-04-0110110.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-33542757Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteemSimona Santonocito0Giuseppe Palazzo1Francesco Indelicato2Akhilanand Chaurasia3Gaetano Isola4Department of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95124, CataniaDepartment of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95124, CataniaDepartment of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95124, CataniaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshDepartment of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95124, CataniaBackground and aims: Based on the evidence regarding the relationship between inflammatory processes and stress responses, the present study investigated the association between psychological stress and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures related to periodontal disease in adult patients. Methods: OHRQoL measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile 49 (OHIP-49), self-esteem measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), NA measured by the Eysenck Personality Inventory Questionnaire (EPI-Q), global oral rating of oral comfort and controlling variables (gender, age, number of teeth, experience of periodontitis, location of missing teeth and zone of missing teeth) were collected from 65 patients with periodontitis. Results: Bivariate analyses showed that the EPI-Q score had the highest correlation with OHIP-49 score (p0.05). Both EPI-Q and RSES scores had a stronger correlation with psychosocial items than physical/functional items of the OHIP-49. In the multivariate analyses, the controlling variables alone explained the variance in the OHIP-49 score, while the addition of EPI-Q score, RSES score, and EPI-Q and RSES score was also explained. Conclusions: NA had the strongest and most clinically meaningful influence, but both NA and self-esteem was found to influence OHRQoL; low self-esteem and high NA was associated with worse OHRQoL. This indicates the possibility of explaining some of tooth loss impacts on OHRQoL based on personality traits. Psychological stress has a pivotal role in worsening OHRQoL in periodontitis patients.https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3354periodontitisnon-surgical treatmentquality of lifesystemic diseasesself-esteem.
spellingShingle Simona Santonocito
Giuseppe Palazzo
Francesco Indelicato
Akhilanand Chaurasia
Gaetano Isola
Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteem
Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
periodontitis
non-surgical treatment
quality of life
systemic diseases
self-esteem.
title Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteem
title_full Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteem
title_fullStr Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteem
title_full_unstemmed Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteem
title_short Effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self-esteem
title_sort effects induced by periodontal disease on overall quality of life and self esteem
topic periodontitis
non-surgical treatment
quality of life
systemic diseases
self-esteem.
url https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3354
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