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Comparison of depression and oral health-related quality of life between the military personnel and public

군인과 일반인에서의 우울감과 구강건강관련 삶의 질 비교분석

  • Kim, Myoung-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University) ;
  • Hwang, Young Sun (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University) ;
  • Kim, Tammy (Institute of Life and Death Studies, Hallym University) ;
  • Baek, Seol-Hwa (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Hyun (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Ae (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University)
  • 김명희 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 황영선 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 김태미 (한림대학교 생사학연구소) ;
  • 백설화 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 이주현 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 이경애 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2019.09.30
  • Accepted : 2019.10.07
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

The goals of this study were to investigate depression and oral health-related quality of life in the military and public and to identify the factors affecting depression. The respondents were 278 soldiers and 228 general people of similar ages. An independent t-test was used to examine the differences between the two groups in the oral health impact profile and Self-rating Depression Scale. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the factors associated with depression in soldiers and the public. The depression level was significantly higher in the general population than in the military personnel (p<0.001). In contrast, the oral health-related quality of life was better in the general population than in the military, but without a statistical significance (p=0.056). Among soldiers, the military rank was the only factor associated with depression, showing a gradient based on the rank. In the general population, the type of work displayed significant associations with depression. As there are some limitations to investigating the factors affecting depression, comparative analyses of the general population groups with similar soldier groups are rare. This study encourages future investigations of the advancements in mental health and improvement programs for oral health in each group.

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이 논문은 2017년도 정부(교육부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 기초연구사업임(No. 2017R1D1A1B03034584)

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