Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health and psychosocial factors

• Verfasst von: Ciardo, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Simon, Marlinde M. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Sonnenschein, Sarah K. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Büsch, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kim, Ti-Sun [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health and psychosocial factors
• Verf.angabe: Antonio Ciardo, Marlinde M. Simon, Sarah K. Sonnenschein, Christopher Buesch & Ti-Sun Kim
• E-Jahr: 2022
• Jahr: 16 March 2022
• Umfang: 12 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 13.04.2022
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Scientific reports
• Ort Quelle: [London] : Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature, 2011
• Jahr Quelle: 2022
• Band/Heft Quelle: 12(2022), Artikel-ID 4477, Seite 1-12
• ISSN Quelle: 2045-2322
• DOI: doi:10.1038/s41598-022-07907-9
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: depression
• K10plus-PPN: 1799495833
• K10plus-PPN:
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in times of the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine a possible association to psychosocial factors like psychological stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders. Secondary research questions were whether people changed oral hygiene regimens during the COVID-19 pandemic and to what extent dental symptoms existed and developed compared to pre-pandemic. For this cross-sectional study a survey has been conceptualized to determine OHRQoL, stress, depression and anxiety and their specific confounders in a German cohort. Validated questionnaires as OHIP-G14, PHQ-Stress and PHQ-4 have been implemented. Altogether 1178 participants completed the survey between May and August 2020. The overall OHIP-G14 sum score of 4.8 +/- 7.5 indicated good OHRQoL. 21% of the participants (n = 248) reported toothache, 23% (n = 270) mucosal problems, 31% (n = 356) hypersensitivity of the teeth and 27% (n = 305) myofacial pain. The PHQ-Stress score (4.5 +/- 3.5) demonstrated a mild severity of stress. Depression and anxiety level has been mild to moderate (PHQ-4 score: 2.4 +/- 2.6). 38% of the participants stated subjectively greater emotional burden compared to pre-pandemic. Statistically significant differences exist for OHRQoL, stress, anxiety and depression levels between participants with greater, equal or less emotional burden compared to pre-pandemic. COVID-19 history and aggravated levels of depression, anxiety, and stress seem to associate with lower OHRQoL. Psychosocial consequences during pandemic times and their association to oral health should be further investigated.