Associations Among Sleep Disturbance, Vitality, Fatigue and Oral Health

Purpose: The objective of the present study was to explore the moderating effects of sleep disturbance, fatigue and vitality on self-reported oral-health status and oral-health related behaviours. Measurements and Results: The present study sample consisted of 213 first-year dental students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila', Bucharest, Romania. The questionnaire included information about sociodemographic factors, behavioural variables and self-reported oral-health status. Subjective Vitality Scale, Fatigue Assessment Scale and Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire were used to assess quality of sleep, vitality and fatigue. The duration of sleep in 41.2% of students was < 7 h per night. It was revealed that 11.7% of the students experienced daily disturbed sleep, 20.4% had daily premature awakening and 50.5% presented frequent difficulties awakening. Significant differences were found among disturbed sleep, impaired awakening, vitality and fatigue scales according to several variables: perceived dental health, satisfaction by appearance of own teeth, self-reported gingival condition, mouth rinse frequency and reason for the dental visit, while multiple linear regression analyses revealed that vitality and impaired awakening were independent determinants of self-rated oral and gingival health status. Disturbed sleep index, impaired awakening, fatigue and vitality were positively associated with oral-health related behaviours. Conclusions: The authors concluded that the disturbed sleep index, impaired awakening, fatigue and vitality were associated with oral-health status and behaviour.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Associations Among Sleep Disturbance, Vitality, Fatigue and Oral Health ; volume:8 ; number:4 ; year:2010 ; pages:323-330 ; Oral health & preventive dentistry ; 8, Heft 4 (2010), 323-330

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Dumitrescu, Alexandrina L. ; Toma, Carmen ; Lascu, Viorica

Further information

• DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a19966
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023052015191876478808
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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