Abstract:Objective: To investigate the oral health related quality of life in elderly diabetic patients and analyze its influencing factors. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to select 190 elderly patients with diabetes under the Department of Endocrinology and Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in the Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University as the research subjects. The Chinese version of the Oral Health Influence Scale (OHIP-14) was used to conduct a questionnaire survey, and univa… Show more
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