| The use of quality of life measures in oral medicine: a review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 20233325 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To explore the use of patient reported quality of life measures in oral medicine, to highlight the importance of use of these measures in oral medicine practice and to provide guidance for the selection of such measures in the future. METHODS: A detailed literature review was undertaken to investigate the use of quality of life measures in oral medicine. The databases searched were MEDLINE (through PubMed), EMBASE, CINDHL, Web of Science Citation Index and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and randomised controlled trials. RESULTS: The initial literature search yielded a total of 5310 citations; however, only 63 of these fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Twenty-two articles were regarding oral mucosal conditions, 14 related to orofacial pain disorders and 27 were regarding salivary gland-related conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of quality of life in oral medicine has a broad applicability, providing information in treatment-based studies and population-based studies. A predominance of generic and oral health specific quality of life measures are being used to a limited extent in oral medicine practice. A scarcity of reports of the development, validation or use of disease specific measures is evident. |
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Authors:
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R Ni Riordain; C McCreary |
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2010-03-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Oral diseases Volume: 16 ISSN: 1601-0825 ISO Abbreviation: Oral Dis Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-13 Completed Date: 2010-11-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9508565 Medline TA: Oral Dis Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 419-30 Citation Subset: D |
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Oral Medicine Unit, Cork University Dental School and Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. richeal.niriordain@ucc.ie |
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Attitude to Health Facial Pain / psychology Humans Mouth Diseases / psychology* Oral Medicine Quality of Life* Salivary Gland Diseases / prevention & control Tooth Diseases / psychology* |
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