21 September 2022 : Clinical Research
Dental Health and Quality of Life in 117 Patients from Kosovo, Aged 6-80 Years, Evaluated Using the Dental Impact on Daily Living (DIDL) Questionnaire and the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) Questionnaire
Fehim Haliti1BCDE, Sinan Rusinovci2AD*, Dion Haliti3BCD, Dea Haliti3BCDF, Jonila Rusinovci4BF, Elena Hajdari3BCDF, Tomislav Jukic5CE, David Stubljar6ACEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938072
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938072
Table 1 Basic characteristics of enrolled participants.
| N=117 | |
|---|---|
| Age [years] | 28.9±20.5 |
| Gender | |
| Male/female | 54/63 |
| Education | |
| Primary school | 18 (15.4%) |
| Secondary school | 45 (38.5%) |
| High school | 10 (8.5%) |
| Student | 12 (10.3%) |
| Nurse | 4 (3.4%) |
| Bachelor degree | 11 (9.4%) |
| Resident | 7 (6.0%) |
| Specialist | 3 (2.6%) |
| Doctor | 4 (3.4%) |
| Professor | 3 (2.6%) |
| Education level | |
| Primary | 18 (15.4%) |
| Secondary | 55 (47.0%) |
| Facultative | 34 (29.1%) |
| Doctoral | 10 (8.5%) |
| Income [EUR] | 421.45±503.11 |
| Income level | |
| <500 EUR | 84 (71.8%) |
| 500–1000 EUR | 18 (15.4%) |
| >1000 EUR | 4 (3.4%) |
| Brushing teeth per day | |
| 1-time | 27 (23.1%) |
| 2-times | 75 (64.1%) |
| 3-times | 15 (12.8%) |
| DIDL total score | 0.61±2.42 |
| OH-QoL total score | 0.85±0.68 |
| DIDL – Dental Impact on Daily Living; OHRQoL – Oral Health-Related Quality of Life. | |