Oral health-related quality of life and loneliness: results based on a cross-sectional survey
Ammar Abdullah,
Hans-Helmut König,
André Hajek
Abstract:Background
The aim of this study was to clarify the link between oral health-related quality of life (independent variable) and loneliness (outcome) among the general adult population (also stratified by sex).
Methods
Data were taken from a quota-based survey of the German general adult population (representative in terms of state, sex and age group), with n = 5,000 individuals (mean age was 46.9 years, SD: 15.3 years, ranging from 18 to 74 years).… Show more
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