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Effect of personality traits on the oral health-related quality of life in patients with oral mucosal disease

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between oral health-related quality of life, the nature of mucosal disease, and personality traits.

Methods

One hundred forty-nine patients seeking care for oral mucosal disease were recruited in this cross-sectional study conducted at the University Clinic of Dentistry in Vienna from June to December 2013. All participants agreed in answering two questionnaires: the Oral Health Impact Profile German version (OHIP-G), which assessed the perceived limitations of oral health-related quality of life and the Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), which evaluated five personality domains. A multiple linear regression was applied to examine the potential influence on OHIP scores.

Results

Bullous/erosive mucosal diseases and oral lichen planus patients (n = 73, 49 % of total) reported the highest impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHIP total score 49.3 ± 35.7, p = 0.02). A highly significant influence of neuroticism, as a personality trait, was observed on oral health-related quality of life (p = 0.001). Women had significantly more restrictions (OHIP score 45.3 ± 32.2) compared to men (32.6 ± 30.1, p = 0.009).

Conclusions

Psychosocial factors such as personality traits, especially neuroticism, are significantly associated with quality of life ratings in patients with mucosal disease.

Clinical relevance

Since mucosal diseases impact patient’s daily living and quality of life while affected by their psychological profiles, this should be considered when formulating a therapeutic approach.

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Acknowledgments

The study has been approved by the ethics committee of the Medical University Vienna and has therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. All persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study should be omitted.

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The authors disclose competing interests and the research was carried out without funding.

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  1. Division of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb Dental School, Medical University Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Andrea Fädler, Thomas Hartmann, Thomas Bernhart, Markus Hof & Gabriella Dvorak

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Rudolfstiftung Hospital Vienna, Juchgasse 25, 1030, Vienna, Austria

    Babak Monshi & Klemens Rappersberger

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Fädler, A., Hartmann, T., Bernhart, T. et al. Effect of personality traits on the oral health-related quality of life in patients with oral mucosal disease. Clin Oral Invest 19, 1245–1250 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-014-1377-0

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