IMPACT OF ORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC SURGERY – A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
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https://doi.org/10.47820/recima21.v7i3.7291Keywords:
Oral health, Health promotion, Quality of life, Bariatric surgeryAbstract
Oral health problems resulting from bariatric surgery may negatively affect the quality of life of patients who have undergone gastroplasty. This study evaluated the impact of oral health conditions on the quality of life of these patients. The randomized clinical trial involved 208 gastroplasty patients, divided into two groups: the Intervention Group (IG), comprising participants in the Oral Health Promotion Program for Bariatric Patients (PROBARI), and the Control Group (CG). Data collection was conducted at three time points: preoperative, and 6 and 12 months postoperatively. A demographic questionnaire and the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) questionnaire were administered. Statistical analysis included descriptive and bivariate analyses, as well as longitudinal logistic regression, with the impact of oral health on quality of life (OIDP) as the dependent variable and demographic characteristics as independent variables. At the 6-month postoperative evaluation, both the mean OIDP index was significantly lower (p = 0.001) in the IG (1.1) compared with the CG (8.1), and its prevalence was also lower, being 5.7% and 26.0%, respectively, for the IG and CG. Women were approximately twice as likely to have their quality of life negatively influenced by their oral condition (z = 2.457; p = 0.014). Belonging to the Intervention Group (IG) at 6 months postoperatively was a protective factor (OR = 0.16; 95% CI: 0.09–0.30; p = 0.000078), indicating a lower likelihood of having quality of life negatively affected by oral health. T
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