Open AccessA RELAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA ENTRE RESPIRADORES BUCAIS, ORONASAIS E NASAIS
Author(s) -
Beatriz Cristina Bincoleto,
Kemelli Adriana P.B. de Almeida,
Sandra Silva Lustosa,
Meire Aparecida Judai
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
colloquium vitae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1984-6436
DOI - 10.5747/cv.2018.v10.nesp5.000333
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , portuguese , medicine , social relationship , oral health , psychology , dentistry , nursing , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy
The present study aimed to verify the relationship between quality of life and respiratory itsinfluence on the physical, emotional and social well-being of individuals who present oral,oronasal and nasal breathing. 30 participants, of both sexes, were investigated: 15 oral andoronasal breathers, 15 nasal breathers, between 13 and 60 years old. A valid quality of lifeprotocol - the World Health Organization quality Life - WHOQOL-BREF (WHOQ) Portuguese versionwas used. the existence of association between the groups studied in social and physical domains,with values (p <0.05) arbitrated, where mean of oral or nasal breath scores, was nasal respiratorhas better quality of life between domains. The study revealed that oral and oronasal breathershave worse quality of life than nasal breathers in physical and social aspects.