Elderly caregivers at long-stay institutions: quality of life and temporomandibular dysfunction
Abstract Aim: To assess the profile, quality of life and the presence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) in elderly caregivers. Methods: Thirty-nine caregivers who worked in six long-stay institutions for the elderly in three different municipalities participated in the study. The research instruments were the WHOQOL-BREF, the Fonseca questionnaire and the socio-demographic questionnaire. The Kruskal-Wallis test with the Dunn's correction was performed at a level of 5%. Results: Females accounted for 94.9% of the sample. The average monthly wage was R$ 832.00. The average working week was 39 hours. The WHOQOL dominions showed the following averages: 74.25 Physical; 70.33 Psychological; 65.79 Social Affairs; 58.38 Environment. Mild DTM was present in 43.6% of the caregivers, of which 7.7% were moderate, 5.2% severe, 23.0% of the professionals were asymptomatic and 20.5% did not answer. The association between TMD and the quality of life showed p=0.6752. Conclusions: It was concluded that there was no relationship between the quality of life and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction among the caregivers of elderly in this study.
Main Authors: | Rovida,Tânia Adas Saliba, Prado,Rosana Leal do, Joaquim,Renata Colturato, Tano,Luiz Fernando, Garbin,Cléa Adas Saliba |
---|---|
Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - UNICAMP
2015
|
Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-32252015000300204 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Elderly victims of abuse: a five year document analysis
by: Garbin,Cléa Adas Saliba, et al.
Published: (2016) -
Oral health and quality of life: an epidemiological survey of adolescents from settlement in Pontal do Paranapanema/SP, Brazil
by: Leão,Milene Moreira, et al.
Published: (2015) -
Stress levels and quality of sleep in subjects with temporomandibular joint dysfunction
by: Martins,Ronald Jefferson, et al.
Published: (2010) -
Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS treated by the specialized service in Vitória-ES, Brazil
by: Soares,Gabriella Barreto, et al.
Published: (2015) -
Neuroclusal rehabilitation and planas direct tracks in the posterior crossbite treatment
by: GARBIN,Artênio José Isper, et al.
Published: (2017)