Motivation and Dental Health Self-Care Behavior with Adolescent Quality of Life using OHIP-14

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of dental and oral disease in Indonesia is still high (57.6%) and the most cases are dental caries and periodontal disease. Adolescents during puberty are prone to oral health problems, so they need attention from dental and oral health care programs. Preventive measures against dental and oral diseases need to be carried out in adolescents so that there are no disturbances in function, activity, and work productivity which will affect quality of life. Technological developments require innovation to detect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adolescents early. Objective: To determine the relationship between motivation and dental health self-care behavior with the quality of life of adolescents using the Oral Health Impact profile-14 or OHIP-14 questionnaire. Method: This type of research is observational analytic with a cross sectional design. The research location is at the Junior High School in the Sleman Regency area. The sample was 100 teenagers aged 12-15 years. The sampling technique was carried out using purposive sampling. The data analysis used was bivariate analysis using chi-square correlation to determine the relationship between motivation and dental health behavior and quality of life in adolescents. Results: There is a significant relationship between motivation and quality of life (p=0.004; OR=4.74). Adolescents with low motivation have a tendency to have a low quality of life 4.74 times compared to adolescents with high motivation. There is a significant relationship between dental health self-care behavior and quality of life (p=0.041; OR= 5.47). Adolescents with bad behavior tend to have a lower quality of life 5.47 times compared to adolescents with good dental health behavior. Conclusion: There is a relationship between motivation and dental health self-care behavior and quality of life in adolescents. Keywords: Motivation, Behavior, Quality of Life of Adolescents