구강건조증이 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 관계에서 심리적 요인의 매개효과연구
The mediation effects of psychological factors in the relationship between mouth dryness and oral health related quality of life
박희정, 손민성, 이준협, 진보형, 이하영, 김태일,
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박희정 ( Park Hee-Jung ) - 고려대학교 대학원 보건과학과
손민성 ( Sohn Min-Sung ) - 고려대학교 대학원 보건과학과
이준협 ( Lee Jun-Hyup ) - 고려대학교 대학원 보건과학과
진보형 ( Jin Bo-Hyoung ) - 서울대학교 치의학대학원 예방치학교실
이하영 ( Lee Sophia ) - 서울대학교 치의학대학원 치주과학교실
김태일 ( Kim Tai-Il ) - 서울대학교 치의학대학원 치주과학교실
KMID : 0355420140380010031
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of psychological factors as mediators in thecasual relationship between mouth dryness and oral health-related quality of life of adults and to exploregender differences in what psychological factors play an important role in mediating the path of mouthdryness to quality of life.
Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 321 adults who are above 20 and under65 years of age. Collected data were analyzed via statistical packages using a multi-group analysisthrough the SEM (Structural Equation Model).
Results: Based on the statistical analysis, stress was a major psychological factor in male subjects.While depression served as a main mediator in female subjects. We discovered that the path coefficientsof the following paths showed significant gender differences: mouth dryness → depression, depression→ quality of life, stress → quality of life.
Conclusions: A gender-specific approach regarding effective prevention of stress and depression maybe important for understanding the relationship between mouth dryness and quality of life.
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Depression; Mouth dryness; Oral health; Quality of life; Stress
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