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So, Kwon-Seob
- Study on the Relationship Trend between Chronic Diseases and Oral Health according to Diabetes Treatment: Focusing on the Local Health Survey for 2015, 2016 and 2017
Authors
1 Professor, Dept. of Healthcare & Welfare, Konyang Cyber University, KR
2 Research Professor, Dept. of Medical Science and Anatomy & Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, KR
3 Professor, Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Konyang University, KR
Source
Medico-Legal Update, Vol 20, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 1490-1496Abstract
Background/Objectives: This study intended to examine the needs of oral care and to provide the basic data required to develop related products through the trend analysis on the relation between the chronic disease and the oral health according to the diabetes treatment.
Methods/Statistical Analysis: 458,301 research subjects older than 45 years were selected by requesting the raw data of 2015, 2016 and 2017 local community health survey. For the data analysis, the statistical software R program was used, and the significant level was less than 0.05.
Findings: In case of having diabetes, it was shown that the hypertension, arthritis, depression etc. were significantly high out of the chronic disease and the subjective health level was also poor (p<0.001). In the oral health, in case of having diabetes, as the subjective oral health level was poor such as subjective periodontal tissue health level was poor and the mastication was inconvenient and the subjective oral health level was poor.
Improvements/Applications: For the patient with diabetes, diverse measures for the management of complications of the chronic disease and oral health care should be prepared at national level for the systematic oral health care.
Keywords
Diabetes, Oral Health, Chronic Diseases, Trend Analysis, Local Community Health Survey.- Analysis of Factors Affecting the Depression and Quality of Life in the Family Taking Care of Dementia Patients
Authors
1 Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Konyang University, 35365, KP
2 Dept. of Healthcare & welfare, Konyang Cyber University, 35365, KP
Source
Medico-Legal Update, Vol 20, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 2097-2103Abstract
Background/Objectives: This study was intended to identify the factor having influence on the stress, depression and the quality of life in the family who care the patient with dementia.
Method/Statistical Analysis: For this study, raw data were requested to Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and among them, the data for 150,802 citizens of 45 years or older in D Metropolitan City were analyzed. For the analysis, the statistical software R program was used and the significance level was 0.05.
Findings: Out of the factors having influence on the family who are cohabitating with the patient with dementia, the factors having influence on the quality of life were age, benefit of basic living security, lifelong drinking, days of medium level of physical activity, diabetes, arthritis, subjective oral health level, subjective health level, experience of depression, etc..
Improvements/Applications: This study was intended to provide the basic data to develop the programs for the health improvement and the health education of the family who care the patient with dementia.