维和官兵口腔健康相关生活质量及影响因素分析

Analysis of oral health-related quality of life and impact factors among peacekeeping troops

目的:调查维和官兵口腔健康相关生活质量(OHRQoL)以及影响因素。方法:采用口腔检查和问卷调查法,对在黎巴嫩执行任务的333名维和官兵进行了口腔健康调查和OHRQoL评估,使用多元回归分析了各因素与OHRQoL之间的关系。结果:主诉牙痛,龋失补指数(DMFT)在生活质量更差的官兵中更高(P<0.05),而心理压力评分(DQ-5)在受访官兵中无明显差异,DMFT与OHRQoL呈显著负相关(P<0.05),和其余因素无关。结论:维和官兵面临多重不利因素,影响其口腔健康和生活质量。应加强对维和官兵的口腔健康教育和服务,提高其应对疫情的心理素质,保障其履行职责所需的身体条件。

AIM:To investigate the oral health-related quality of life(OHRQoL)of peacekeeping troops and the impact factors during the epidemic.METHODS:Oral examination and OHRQoL evaluation were conducted among 333 peacekeeping officers and soldiers in Lebanon by questionnaire survey,and the relationship between various factors and OHRQoL was analyzed by multiple regression.RESULTS:The self-reported toothache and caries loss index(DMFT)were higher in patients with worse quality of life and psychological stress score(DQ-5)were not different among the population,DMFT was significantly negatively correlated with OHRQoL,and independent of the remaining factors.CONCLUSIONS:During the pandemic,peacekeeping officers and soldiers faced multiple adverse factors that affected their oral health and quality of life.Oral health education and services should be strengthened for peacekeeping officers and soldiers,so as to improve their mental fitness to cope with the epidemic and to ensure their physical conditions for performing their duties.