Adapting and testing the oral impacts on daily performances among adults and elderly in Brazil

Abstract

The validation process showed that the Brazilian OIDP has the necessary basic psychometric properties to be used in the 50-74 years age group in Brazil. 'Work' and 'vigorous physical activities' had low impact on oral health. The activity 'vigorous physical activities' was not maintained in the instrument because of its low impact, while 'work' was maintained due of the increase in the 50-59 years age group in the Brazilian population.

Influence of functional dentition on satisfaction with oral health and impacts on daily performance among Brazilian adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

“…Eating was the most frequently impacted daily performance, which is in agreement with data described in previous studies [4–6, 8–10] and was predictable, as chewing ability is associated with OHRQoL and wellbeing [35]. A dentition with many missing teeth can limit food consumption and nutrient intake, thereby affecting nutritional status [36].…”

“…The validity of the dichotomous’ response approach is implicit in the significant associations between IDP and the FD definitions, treatment needs and toothache/dental pain. This inference is in accordance with the study that validated the OIDP for use on Brazilian adults, in which inverse correlations were found between the OIPD score and the perception of treatment need and SOH when the criterion validity and construct validity of the questionnaire were investigated [6]. However, another limitation is that the content and construct validation and reliability testing of the SOH question was not performed by the NHOS.…”

“…The prevalence of OIDP ≥ 1 was similar to rates reported for other populations [6, 9, 10], but lower than that in the study conducted to test and validate the questionnaire [8] and much higher than that found among Norwegian adults [4]. The context of these populations may partially be an explanation for this.…”

“…The context of these populations may partially be an explanation for this. The Brazilian adults in the present study likely shared cultural, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics more similar to those in southern Brazil [6], Tanzania [9] and Thailand [10] than adults in Norway [4], where living conditions are better. However, this is not the only explanation, since Adulyanon et al [8] also conducted a study in Thailand, but with younger individuals than those evaluated by Srisilapanan and Sheiham [10] and report lower frequencies of dental caries and the use of dental services [8].…”

“…Clinical indicators alone are no longer recognized as sufficient for describing the health status of individuals or populations [2]. Thus, the assessment of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) has become the object of studies in the field of dentistry [1–6]. …”