Relationship between depression and oral health related quality of life among institutionalized elderly population of Mysore City, India-A cross sectional study Kumar M. Nanditha1, Thippeswamy H M2,*, Swamy K N Raghavendra3 1Reader, Dept. of Prosthodontics, JSS Dental College & Hospital, A constituent college of JSS university, SS nagar, Mysore, India 2Reader, Dept of Public Health Dentistry, JSS Dental College & Hospital, A constituent college of JSS university, SS nagar, Mysore, India 3Professor, Dept. of Prosthodontics, JSS Dental College & Hospital, A constituent college of JSS university, SS nagar, Mysore, India *Corresponding Author: Dr Thippeswamy H M Reader, Dept of Public Health Dentistry, J S S Dental College & Hospital, A Constituent College of JSS University, SS Nagar, Mysore-570023, India Email: dentisttips@gmail.com
Online published on 25 September, 2018. Abstract Objective The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of depression and to find out the association between depression and oral health related quality of life among institutionalized elderly population of Mysore city, India. Background Although depression is a significant co-morbid condition in chronic illnesses, little is known about the prevalence and relationship with oral health related quality of life among institutionalized elderly population. Materials and Method This cross sectional study was carried out in randomly selected four old age institutions of Mysore city, India. The total sample size of the present study was 135. Patient health questionnaire(PHQ-9) was used to assess depression. Oral health related quality of life (OHRQOL) was measured using geriatric oral health assessment index(GOHAI). Results The prevalence of depression was found to be 64(47.6%). Men demonstrated slightly higher prevalence of depression compared to women. This was statistically not significant. In binary regression analysis model, people with depression demonstrated significant association with GOHAI scores after adjusting all the other independent variables (OR-1.067). Conclusion The institutionalized elderly population had mild to moderate depression along with significantly associated with oral health related quality of life. Hence dentists and psychiatrists need to work together to reduce depression risk which in turn affects oral health. Top Keywords Depression, GOHAI, Elderly population. Top |