Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major in Ahvaz

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1 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, , Social Determinants of health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

3 Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

4 Department of Public Health, School of Health, Social Determinants of health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

5 Student research committee, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

10.32592/JSMJ.22.3.345

Abstract

Background and Objectives The present study examined the oral health-related quality of life in patients with thalassemia major in Khuzestan province. Subjects and Methods This was a descriptive analytical study. The case group included 120 patients suffering from thalassemia major disease who presented to Shafa Hospital in Ahvaz city in 2021, and the control group consisted of 120 healthy people who were either companions of the patients or their family members. The data collection tools were two standard questionnaires related to dry mouth and a questionnaire dedicated to oral heal-related quality of life. Results There was a significant difference between patients with beta-thalassemia major and healthy people in terms of their mean overall score of oral health-related quality of life and its dimensions (except for physical disability) (P0.05). A significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of the mean score of functional limitation in an age-dependent manner (P

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Homayon Yousefi [PumMed] [Google Scholar ]

 Faramarz Zakavi [PumMed] [Google Scholar ]

 Maria Cheraghi [PumMed] [Google Scholar ]

Hashem Mohamadian [PumMed] [Google Scholar ]

 Alireza Karimi Malayer  [Google Scholar ]

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Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 3 - Serial Number 144
July and August 2023
Pages 345-353

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  • Receive Date: 16 September 2023
  • Revise Date: 21 October 2023
  • Accept Date: 22 October 2023

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