Camila Heitor Campos1, Giselle Rodrigues Ribeiro1, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia2. 1. Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil. 2. Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil. regarcia@fop.unicamp.br.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare perceptions on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) between Alzheimer disease (AD) patients and their caregivers by using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Correlation between GOHAI and prostheses quality was also performed. METHODS: GOHAI was applied to 16 AD elders and their caregivers. GOHAI index was compared to objective measures of AD patients' prostheses quality, rated by a researcher. Data were submitted to Wilcoxon signed rank and McNemar tests (α = 5%). Kappa correlations verified the concordance for GOHAI scores between AD patients and caregivers. Spearman's correlation was used to explore concordance between GOHAI scores and prostheses quality indices. RESULTS: Total GOHAI scores from AD patients and caregivers were similar (P = 0.262). Overall Kappa was good (0.62). There were no correlations between GOHAI scores and prostheses quality. CONCLUSION: AD patients assess and self-report their OHRQoL similarly to their main caregiver.
PURPOSE: To compare perceptions on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) between Alzheimer disease (AD) patients and their caregivers by using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Correlation between GOHAI and prostheses quality was also performed. METHODS: GOHAI was applied to 16 AD elders and their caregivers. GOHAI index was compared to objective measures of ADpatients' prostheses quality, rated by a researcher. Data were submitted to Wilcoxon signed rank and McNemar tests (α = 5%). Kappa correlations verified the concordance for GOHAI scores between ADpatients and caregivers. Spearman's correlation was used to explore concordance between GOHAI scores and prostheses quality indices. RESULTS: Total GOHAI scores from ADpatients and caregivers were similar (P = 0.262). Overall Kappa was good (0.62). There were no correlations between GOHAI scores and prostheses quality. CONCLUSION:ADpatients assess and self-report their OHRQoL similarly to their main caregiver.