Table 5 Evaluation of the association between dry mouth and quality of life. Participants were deemed to have oral dryness if they answered ‘always’ or ‘quite often’ to the question that explored the frequency of experiencing of dry mouth
Without oral dryness (%) N = 190 | With oral dryness (%) N = 1268 | p-value (Pearson’s Chi-squared test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feelings of oral discomfort | Never | 41 (21.58) | 41 (3.23) | < 0.0001 |
Sometimes | 108 (56.84) | 228 (17.98) | ||
Quite often | 28 (14.74) | 566 (44.64) | ||
Always | 13 (6.84) | 433 (34.15) | ||
Interrupted sleep | Never | 80 (42.11) | 125 (9.86) | < 0.0001 |
Sometimes | 86 (45.26) | 461 (36.36) | ||
Quite often | 16 (8.42) | 420 (33.12) | ||
Always | 8 (4.21) | 262 (20.66) | ||
Discomfort in social life | Not at all | 77 (40.53) | 84 (6.62) | < 0.0001 |
A little bit | 100 (52.63) | 571 (45.03) | ||
A lot | 12 (6.32) | 451 (35.57) | ||
Very much | 1 (0.53) | 162 (12.78) | ||
Worries about the evolution of mouth problems | Not at all | 48 (25.26) | 87 (6.86) | < 0.0001 |
A little bit | 98 (51.58) | 503 (39.67) | ||
A lot | 33 (17.37) | 469 (36.99) | ||
Very much | 11 (5.79) | 209 (16.48) | ||
Worries about the cost of dental care | Not at all | 55 (28.95) | 188 (14.83) | < 0.0001 |
A little bit | 70 (36.84) | 427 (33.68) | ||
A lot | 42 (22.11) | 383 (30.21) | ||
Very much | 23 (12.11) | 270 (21.29) | ||
Alteration of the quality of life | Not at all | 58 (30.53) | 53 (4.18) | < 0.0001 |
A little bit | 105 (55.26) | 519 (40.93) | ||
A lot | 19 (10) | 483 (38.09) | ||
Very much | 8 (4.21) | 213 (16.8) |