Quality of life of patients after total knee arthroplasty
SANAMED,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
00, С. 73 - 73
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Introduction:
Diseases
of
the
musculoskeletal
system
are
common
in
general
population.
They
significantly
contribute
to
increased
morbidity,
more
frequent
use
healthcare
services,
reduced
working
capacity,
professional
absences,
and
occurrence
disability.
Methodology:
This
study
involved
patients
who
underwent
knee
replacement
surgery
at
Clinical
Center
Montenegro,
Podgorica.
We
employed
SF-36,
a
widely
used
universal
standard
questionnaire,
which
has
been
applied
over
4,000
published
studies.
Results:
Statistically
significant
improvements
quality
life
were
observed
all
examined
domains:
physical
functioning
(p
=
0.0001),
role
limitations
due
problems
emotional
vitality/energy
0.0002),
mental
health
0.0004),
social
pain
perception
0.0001)
following
endoprosthesis
implantation.
Conclusion:
differences
domains
before
after
surgery,
confirming
improvement
patients'
procedure.
Язык: Английский
Assessing the Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Dental Prosthetics: A Cross-Sectional Study from Eastern Croatia
Oral,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
5(1), С. 10 - 10
Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2025
Objectives:
This
cross-sectional
study
aimed
to
evaluate
the
oral-health-related
quality
of
life
(OHRQoL)
among
patients
with
fixed,
removable,
and
combined
dental
prosthetic
restorations
in
Osijek,
Croatia,
focusing
on
potential
variations
by
gender,
age,
type.
Methods:
included
313
treated
at
clinics
within
Osijek-Baranja
County
Health
Center.
The
standardized
Oral
Impact
Profile-14
(OHIP-14)
questionnaire,
validated
Croatian
(OHIP-CRO14),
was
used
assess
participants’
OHRQoL.
Statistical
analyses
were
conducted
explore
associations
between
demographic
factors,
types,
OHRQoL
domains.
Results:
Psychological
discomfort
emerged
as
domain
lowest
reported
OHRQoL,
whereas
social
disability
least
affected.
Gender
showed
no
significant
association
outcomes.
However,
age
influenced
scores.
Patients
fixed
better
functional
limitation,
physical
pain,
compared
those
removable
or
prosthetics.
Conclusions:
particularly
While
gender
differences
observed,
significantly
scores,
younger
participants
reporting
lower
scores
older
higher
These
results
emphasize
importance
type
improving
guiding
clinical
decision-making
practice.
Язык: Английский
Territorial Disparities in Dental Care for Disabled Persons and Oral Health-Related Indicators: A Population-Level Approach in Brazil’s Public Healthcare System from 2014 to 2023
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
21(5), С. 632 - 632
Опубликована: Май 16, 2024
This
study
evaluated
territorial
disparities
in
dental
care
for
disabled
persons
Brazil’s
public
healthcare
system
from
2014
to
2023.
The
person-year
incidence
of
outpatient
procedures
carried
out
by
special
dentistry
specialists
and
hospitalizations
were
compared
across
different
regions
against
the
national
estimate.
In
addition,
productivity
was
correlated
with
oral
health-related
indicators.
significance
level
set
at
5%.
northern
region
exhibited
highest
productivity,
while
southern
showed
lower
estimate
(both
p-value
<
0.05).
pattern
reversed
inpatient
0.05),
northeastern
central–western
also
below
average
There
no
significant
correlations
between
indicators
but
positively
proportions
inhabitants
who
self-rated
their
general
health
as
“poor”
or
“very
poor”,
have
never
visited
a
dentist,
dentist
tooth
extraction
(all
p-values
Territorial
observed
within
system,
they
unfavorable
population
level.
Язык: Английский