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Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Sjogren’s Syndrome: A Continuation
Objectives: This study investigated oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome.
Methods: A comprehensive web-based questionnaire (Qualtrics) was created using the OHIP-14 Questionnaire, and questions from the Harrison Interactive Survey on Sjögren’s Syndrome previously administered by the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation (SSF). After IRB review, the SSF emailed the questionnaire to their members. Members of SSF were asked to forward the questionnaire to a peer of similar age and same gender that had not been diagnosed with SS to serve as a control group. All data were de-identified. For categorical data, the percentages and frequencies were calculated. The mean and median were analyzed for continuous data. Chi-squared tests & ANOVA were run using SAS 9.2.
Results: Preliminary analysis of the data included 1336 individuals with Primary SS (95.94% female), 143 with Secondary SS (98.31% female) and 162 for the peer control population (95.27% female). There was no statistical difference between the ages of the three groups (mean= 59.1, p=0.327). Participants were asked five questions in regards to the dental work completed (Table1). Of the five questions, the only statistically significant difference between SS and the comparison population was noted in whether fillings or crowns have been placed in the last 12 months (Table1). Table2 lists the continuous data regarding the amount of dental visits as well as the amount spent out of pocket on dental work within the last 12 months for the three populations. The mean amount spent by Primary SS patients was $1595.30 (±3234.04), $1663.18 (±2814.33) for Secondary SS patients and $488.06 (±936.49) for the comparison population.
Conclusions: Both Primary and Secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome reported more fillings and crowns as well as increased amount spent out of pocket on dental work within the last 12 months compared to their peer controls population.
Methods: A comprehensive web-based questionnaire (Qualtrics) was created using the OHIP-14 Questionnaire, and questions from the Harrison Interactive Survey on Sjögren’s Syndrome previously administered by the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation (SSF). After IRB review, the SSF emailed the questionnaire to their members. Members of SSF were asked to forward the questionnaire to a peer of similar age and same gender that had not been diagnosed with SS to serve as a control group. All data were de-identified. For categorical data, the percentages and frequencies were calculated. The mean and median were analyzed for continuous data. Chi-squared tests & ANOVA were run using SAS 9.2.
Results: Preliminary analysis of the data included 1336 individuals with Primary SS (95.94% female), 143 with Secondary SS (98.31% female) and 162 for the peer control population (95.27% female). There was no statistical difference between the ages of the three groups (mean= 59.1, p=0.327). Participants were asked five questions in regards to the dental work completed (Table1). Of the five questions, the only statistically significant difference between SS and the comparison population was noted in whether fillings or crowns have been placed in the last 12 months (Table1). Table2 lists the continuous data regarding the amount of dental visits as well as the amount spent out of pocket on dental work within the last 12 months for the three populations. The mean amount spent by Primary SS patients was $1595.30 (±3234.04), $1663.18 (±2814.33) for Secondary SS patients and $488.06 (±936.49) for the comparison population.
Conclusions: Both Primary and Secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome reported more fillings and crowns as well as increased amount spent out of pocket on dental work within the last 12 months compared to their peer controls population.
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