구강건조증이 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 관계에서 심리적 요인의 매개효과연구The mediation effects of psychological factors in the relationship between mouth dryness and oral health related quality of life
- Other Titles
- The mediation effects of psychological factors in the relationship between mouth dryness and oral health related quality of life
- Authors
- 박희정; 손민성; 이준협; 진보형; 이하영; 김태일
- Issue Date
- 2014
- Publisher
- 대한예방치과·구강보건학회
- Keywords
- Depression; Mouth dryness; Oral health; Quality of life; Stress
- Citation
- 대한구강보건학회지, v.38, no.1, pp.31 - 40
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 대한구강보건학회지
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 31
- End Page
- 40
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/100087
- DOI
- 10.11149/jkaoh.2014.38.1.31
- ISSN
- 1225-388X
- 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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