2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2011.06.002
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Key factors associated with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in Hong Kong Chinese adults with orofacial pain

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“…Por tanto, la evaluación de síntomas de depresión -a través de WHO-5 WBIcomo parte integral de su tratamiento se convierte en una herramienta factible para lograr un verdadero y profundo impacto positivo sobre la calidad de vida del paciente (29,30) en conjunto con el tratamiento dental. Esta situación propendería incluso a mejorar las tasas de aceptación y efectividad de los tratamientos, más aun, en aquellos en donde se requiera adherencia a protocolos (31).…”
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“…Por tanto, la evaluación de síntomas de depresión -a través de WHO-5 WBIcomo parte integral de su tratamiento se convierte en una herramienta factible para lograr un verdadero y profundo impacto positivo sobre la calidad de vida del paciente (29,30) en conjunto con el tratamiento dental. Esta situación propendería incluso a mejorar las tasas de aceptación y efectividad de los tratamientos, más aun, en aquellos en donde se requiera adherencia a protocolos (31).…”
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“…A decreased OHRQoL in TMD patients has been described in systematic reviews [27,28]. The intensity of pain has also been found to be associated with poorer OHR-QoL in adults with orofacial pain [29].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Individuals referring no pain or mild pain had higher WHOQOL means as compared to those reporting severe or unbearable pain. According to other authors 29,35 , pain intensity is a major QL determinant among all other OFP characteristics, such as number of symptoms, frequency and duration, deserving attention from the professional when treating patients with such painful condition. We have not identified statistically significant meaning in the association between frequency of negative feelings, such as bad mood, despair, anxiety and depression, and the presence or not of pain, as also observed by a different study 26 , which highlights the subjectivity of the meaning individuals give to pain with regard to other QL aspects evaluated by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and to the fact that, although there is sound evidence that chronic pain may be related to physical disability, emotional disorders and social difficulties, these are not universal phenomena and although some people become physically disabled, others adapt well to chronic pain by means of effective pain coping strategies 36 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%