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Oral health‐related quality of life in mild Alzheimer: patient versus caregiver perceptions
Author(s) -
Campos Camila Heitor,
Ribeiro Giselle Rodrigues,
Rodrigues Garcia Renata Cunha Matheus
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/scd.12178
Subject(s) - medicine , concordance , mcnemar's test , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , nursing , statistics , mathematics
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.