Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey
<b> </b><em>Background and Objectives</em>: Recent evidence suggests that oral health is associated with various systemic diseases including psychiatric illnesses. This study examined the association between depression and access to dental care in Korean adults. <em>Mat...
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| description | <b> </b><em>Background and Objectives</em>: Recent evidence suggests that oral health is associated with various systemic diseases including psychiatric illnesses. This study examined the association between depression and access to dental care in Korean adults. <em>Materials and Methods</em>: A cross-sectional evaluation was performed using data from the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014. The general characteristics of the participants, the current depression status, and issues with access to dental care were collected to evaluate the factors for not being able to make dental visits according to care needs. <em>Results</em>: The study population comprised a total of 5976 participants who were 19 years of age and older and represented 40.7 million Koreans. A multivariable logistic regression analysis with weighted observations revealed that participants with current depressive illness were about two times more likely to express that they could not make dental visits in spite of their perceived care needs (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 2.097; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.046–4.203). The reasons for not making dental visits included financial problems, perceived importance of the dental problem, and fear of visiting dental professionals. <em>Conclusions</em>: Korean adults with current depressive illness were less likely to make dental visits when they had dental care needs. To improve dental health accessibility for patients with depressive illness, coordinated efforts can be considered involving multidisciplinary health care professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92e880b4194442ec8fbad55d8bc80ed42023-09-02T13:32:56ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2020-04-015618918910.3390/medicina56040189Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination SurveyKyung Hee Choi0Sangyoon Shin1Euni Lee2Seok-Woo Lee3College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Jeollanam-do 57922, KoreaCollege of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, KoreaCollege of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, KoreaDepartments of Dental Education and Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Dental Science Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61184, Korea<b> </b><em>Background and Objectives</em>: Recent evidence suggests that oral health is associated with various systemic diseases including psychiatric illnesses. This study examined the association between depression and access to dental care in Korean adults. <em>Materials and Methods</em>: A cross-sectional evaluation was performed using data from the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014. The general characteristics of the participants, the current depression status, and issues with access to dental care were collected to evaluate the factors for not being able to make dental visits according to care needs. <em>Results</em>: The study population comprised a total of 5976 participants who were 19 years of age and older and represented 40.7 million Koreans. A multivariable logistic regression analysis with weighted observations revealed that participants with current depressive illness were about two times more likely to express that they could not make dental visits in spite of their perceived care needs (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 2.097; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.046–4.203). The reasons for not making dental visits included financial problems, perceived importance of the dental problem, and fear of visiting dental professionals. <em>Conclusions</em>: Korean adults with current depressive illness were less likely to make dental visits when they had dental care needs. To improve dental health accessibility for patients with depressive illness, coordinated efforts can be considered involving multidisciplinary health care professionals.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/4/189depressionoral healthdental visitreal-world data |
| spellingShingle | Kyung Hee Choi Sangyoon Shin Euni Lee Seok-Woo Lee Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey Medicina depression oral health dental visit real-world data |
| title | Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey |
| title_full | Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey |
| title_fullStr | Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey |
| title_short | Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey |
| title_sort | access to dental care and depressive illness results from the korea national health nutrition examination survey |
| topic | depression oral health dental visit real-world data |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/4/189 |
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