Sense of coherence and impact of oral health on quality of life in adults and elderly in Southern Brazil

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between the Sense of Coherence and impact of oral health on the quality of life. Was conducted with a sample of 720 individuals of both sexes, between the ages of 50 and 74 years, selected through multistage proportional random sampling. The data collection instruments used were: short version of the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13), Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) questionnaire, oral clinical examination and questionnaire containing socio demographic and use of dental services information. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed through Poisson regression adjusted for robust variance, with level of significance p < 0.05. Oral impacts were reported by 416 participants (57.8%). In the adjusted model, those with strong SOC were more likely of not having any impact when compared with individuals with weak SOC (PR=1.30). Need for dental prosthesis was also associated with the outcome, individuals who did not require prosthesis had less impact (PR=1.50). The findings showed that SOC is associated with OIDP, supporting the hypothesis that individuals with strong SOC present a lower impact of oral health on the quality of life, suggesting that SOC is a determinant that can provide protection against that impact.

Influência da autopercepção em saúde bucal na qualidade de vida dos idosos: revisão integrativa / Influence of self-perception on oral health on the quality of life of the elderly: integrative review

“…Outro dado marcante foi a discrepância encontrada em quatro estudos acerca da relação entre as reais condições apresentadas (edentulismo) e as medidas de autopercepção. Uma possível explicação para esta tendência pode estar relacionada ao senso de coerência, que diz respeito a capacidade de adaptabilidade e resiliência diante de condições adversas 51 . Indivíduos com alto senso de coerência apresentaram modificação na relação das variáveis clínicas com as medidas de autopercepção, avaliando a saúde bucal positivamente em detrimento das reais condições apresentadas; isto faz com que vejam com naturalidade ações como amolecer, amassar e picar alimentos para facilitar a deglutição, criando mecanismos alternativos para ingerir alimentos que não conseguiriam de modo convencional 52 .…”

Structural validity of the Brazilian version of the Sense of Coherence scale (SOC-13) in oral health research: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis

“…The second (Sample 2) comprised 1100 adults to investigate the influence of psychosocial factors on health conditions in south Brazil during 2006–2007 [ 24 ]. The third study (Sample 3) investigated the relationship between SOC and oral health in a sample of 720 adults and older individuals in south Brazil during 2008–2009 [ 25 ]. The fourth (sample 4) is a study on the association between adolescents' SOC and their oral health in 664 students in mid-west Brazil in 1997 [ 6 ].…”

Population Aging in Latin America: A Salutogenic Understanding is Needed

“…A high SOC is related to better oral health indicators in Brazilian elders, suggesting that the salutogenic approach in dentistry may protect against negative factors that impact oral health in old age (Davoglio et al, 2016(Davoglio et al, , 2020. In the same country, the study conducted by Filho (2020) showed that older adults who have a high SOC report lower daytime sleepiness and higher quality of life.…”