Assessment of changes in oral health-related quality of life among patients with complete denture before and 1 month post-insertion using Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index

作者：Shigli Kamal^*; Hebbal Mamata

来源：Gerodontology, 2010, 27(3): 167-173.

DOI：10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00323.x

• complete denture
• GOHAI
• Functional changes

Objective:
Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) is a 12-item measure of "patient-reported oral functional problems" intended for use in the assessment of the effectiveness of dental treatment.
Design and Setting:
As there is scanty literature available on GOHAI in the Indian population, the present study was undertaken to assess the changes in GOHAI before and 1 month after placement of dentures in completely edentulous patients reporting to a dental hospital at Indore, India.
Measurements:
The GOHAI questionnaire was completed by the examiner who interviewed the patients (n = 35) before placement of complete dentures and 1 month later. Mean, median values were calculated and the data were analysed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Results:
When overall mean was considered, the GOHAI scores increased from 27.48 to 30.19 (p = 0.002; highly significant).
Conclusion:
Patients reported improvement in functional changes after placement of complete dentures.

• 出版日期2010-9