Psychosocial determinants of oral health-related quality of life in periodontitis patients
Junxiao Zhang, Chen Zhao, Li Xu, Yuqing Li, Zihao Zhang, Dan Wang, Shengkai Liao · 2025
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Description
Gum disease grinds down quality of life, and Junxiao Zhang and co-authors ask which inner resources protect it. They surveyed 294 periodontitis patients in East China on oral-health knowledge, attitudes and habits, confidence in self-care, social support, and income status, then modeled how the pieces connect. Confidence in caring for one's own mouth had the strongest direct link to quality of life. Knowledge and habits, and income itself, also counted directly.
Support from others worked indirectly, flowing through confidence and know-how, while income reached quality of life through support as well. The authors argue that coaching self-belief may help as much as teaching technique, especially for poorer patients.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Junxiao Zhang, Chen Zhao, Li Xu, Yuqing Li, Zihao Zhang, Dan Wang, Shengkai Liao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |