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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rafie, Forouzan
• Habibi, Mina
• Nekouei, Amir H.
• Kakoei, Sina
• kakoei, Shahla

Titel

Oral health-related quality of life and associated factors in athlete and non-athlete students

Ist Teil von

• Sport sciences for health, 2023-12, Vol.19 (4), p.1093-1100

Ort / Verlag

Milan: Springer Milan

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective This study was conducted to assess oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and associated factors in athlete and non-athlete students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 150 athlete and 150 non-athlete students were selected randomly. The demographic characters, depression, and OHRQoL were obtained by demographic, Beck, and OHIP-14 questionnaires. Results Two hundred and eighty-nine students returned the completed questionnaires, and 59.4% of participants were male. The OHRQoL was low in medical and dental students. The athlete students showed significantly higher OHRQoL and lower depression compared to non-athlete students. In addition, the frequency of physical exercise significantly correlated with OHRQoL. Although, we found lower OHRQoL and higher depression among elite athlete students. Both aerobic and anaerobic exercises result in reduction of depression and improving the OHRQoL, so it seems there is no significant difference in the kind of exercise. Moreover, our results revealed a significant correlation between depression and age with OHIP scores. The students with more severe depression and higher age indicated lower OHRQoL. The multiple regression analysis found that the frequency of exercise, history of exercise, and age were associated with OHRQoL and depression, but there was none associated with sex and weight. Conclusion Oral health-related quality of life was low among medical and dental students. We discovered that poor OHRQoL was associated with higher levels of depression. Regular exercise improved these concerns in athletes’ students but not in elite athletes. The main predictors of poor OHRQoL in this study were physical inactivity, advanced age, and depression.