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earance, self-image) and social factors (interpersonal relationships, com- factors related to oral health-related quality of life among children and adolescents in slovenia 115
munication) (Bennadi et al., 2013). Individuals usually understand their health
in a broader sense - as the presence or absence of disease.
In particular, during childhood and adolescence, in addition to its effects
on eating and speech, oral health has an important impact on social partici-
pation and interpersonal relationships. During this period, children and ado-
lescents’ relationships with peers become important, where self-image, physi-
cal self-image, including facial appearance and psychological well-being play
an important role (Rando et al., 2018). Oral and/or dental problems can also af-
fect a child’s/adolescent’s daily functioning, such as school performance. Oral
and/or dental problems can have a negative impact on school performance, as
pain interferes with a child’s sleep, resulting in poorer academic performance
(Krisdapong et al., 2013).
Subjective assessment of OHRQoL is also important because it has an
impact on an individual’s actions to take care of his or her own health, and
are in turn reflected in their health status. Finally, the assessment of OHRQoL
is important in the light of inequalities in access to dental care (Sischo et al.,
2011). Research on OHRQoL is important to identify groups at increased risk
of poor oral health, as poor oral health in childhood may continue into adult-
hood (Kragt et al., 2016).
Methods
The data were collected as a part of the cross-sectional »National Survey on
Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in Slovenia in 2019«. A representa-
tive sample of 3,200 children and adolescents under the age of 18 was included.
The survey was carried out using the EGOHID questionnaire. Questions relat-
ed to OHRQoL were addressed to children and adolescents aged 6 years or old-
er. The children and adolescents included in the study received an invitation to
participate in the survey at a home address, with a password to access the on-
line questionnaire. The survey took place in spring 2019, and participants re-
ceived another postal reminder during the survey period. The questionnaire
was completed by parents, but young people aged 11−17 were offered the oppor-
tunity to complete the survey by themselves.
The data collected from the survey were reviewed in »Microsoft Excel
2016«. The data were weighted by age and gender, taking into account one-year
age groups. The analysis of the weighted data per sample and population was
carried out in the computer software IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows’, ver-
sion 21.0 (IBM, 2020).
The OHRQoL questionnaire contained six questions on the frequency of
dental problems when eating, the frequency of feeling tense, the frequency of
difficulties in carrying out schoolwork, the frequency of toothache, the fre-
quency of painful gums/sores in the oral cavity and the frequency of embar-
rassment with the appearance of the teeth. Respondents could choose from five
munication) (Bennadi et al., 2013). Individuals usually understand their health
in a broader sense - as the presence or absence of disease.
In particular, during childhood and adolescence, in addition to its effects
on eating and speech, oral health has an important impact on social partici-
pation and interpersonal relationships. During this period, children and ado-
lescents’ relationships with peers become important, where self-image, physi-
cal self-image, including facial appearance and psychological well-being play
an important role (Rando et al., 2018). Oral and/or dental problems can also af-
fect a child’s/adolescent’s daily functioning, such as school performance. Oral
and/or dental problems can have a negative impact on school performance, as
pain interferes with a child’s sleep, resulting in poorer academic performance
(Krisdapong et al., 2013).
Subjective assessment of OHRQoL is also important because it has an
impact on an individual’s actions to take care of his or her own health, and
are in turn reflected in their health status. Finally, the assessment of OHRQoL
is important in the light of inequalities in access to dental care (Sischo et al.,
2011). Research on OHRQoL is important to identify groups at increased risk
of poor oral health, as poor oral health in childhood may continue into adult-
hood (Kragt et al., 2016).
Methods
The data were collected as a part of the cross-sectional »National Survey on
Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in Slovenia in 2019«. A representa-
tive sample of 3,200 children and adolescents under the age of 18 was included.
The survey was carried out using the EGOHID questionnaire. Questions relat-
ed to OHRQoL were addressed to children and adolescents aged 6 years or old-
er. The children and adolescents included in the study received an invitation to
participate in the survey at a home address, with a password to access the on-
line questionnaire. The survey took place in spring 2019, and participants re-
ceived another postal reminder during the survey period. The questionnaire
was completed by parents, but young people aged 11−17 were offered the oppor-
tunity to complete the survey by themselves.
The data collected from the survey were reviewed in »Microsoft Excel
2016«. The data were weighted by age and gender, taking into account one-year
age groups. The analysis of the weighted data per sample and population was
carried out in the computer software IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows’, ver-
sion 21.0 (IBM, 2020).
The OHRQoL questionnaire contained six questions on the frequency of
dental problems when eating, the frequency of feeling tense, the frequency of
difficulties in carrying out schoolwork, the frequency of toothache, the fre-
quency of painful gums/sores in the oral cavity and the frequency of embar-
rassment with the appearance of the teeth. Respondents could choose from five
