The Relationship Between Stress Levels, Sleep Quality, and Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Turkish University Students with Self-reported Bruxism.

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Title:	The Relationship Between Stress Levels, Sleep Quality, and Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Turkish University Students with Self-reported Bruxism.
Alternate Title:	Bruksizmli Türk Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Stres Düzeyleri, Uyku Kaliteleri ve Ağız Sağlığına İlişkin Yaşam Kaliteleri Arasındaki İlişki.
Authors:	Özsoy, Hilal Ekşi, Gaş, Selin, Aydın, Kader Cesur
Source:	Journal of Turkish Sleep Medicine. Mar2022, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p64-72. 9p.
Subjects:	College students, Oral health, Self-evaluation, Quality of life, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Statistical sampling, Psychological stress
Geographic Terms:	Turkey
Abstract (English):	Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality, stress levels, and oral health-related quality of life of university students with self-reported sleep/awake bruxism in Turkey. Materials and Methods: Four anonymous questionnaires [Self-reported bruxism, perceived stress scale (PSS), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and oral health impact profile-14 [(OHIP-14)] were administered to 310 university student volunteers that were randomly selected from the various provinces of Turkey. The participants were required to respond independently to the questionnaires at home and were encouraged to contact the authors for further assistance if needed. Results: Among the study participants, 56.8% were from the school of dentistry and 43.2% from other departments. Of all the participants, 29% had self-reported awake bruxism and 42.3% had self-reported sleep bruxism. A positive correlation was found between the PSS and OHIP-14 results (23.5%) and between the PSQI and PSS (24.6%) results in the students with self-reported awake bruxism (p=0.235, p=0.246; p<0.05). A positive correlation was found between the PSS and OHIP-14 results (23.1%) and between the PSQI and PSS (29.6%) results in the students with self-reported sleep bruxism (p=0.231, p=0.296; p<0.05). Conclusion: Self-reported awake or sleep bruxism was found to be associated with higher stress levels and sleep disturbances and weaker oral health-related quality of life in university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Turkish):	Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye'de gece/gündüz bruksizmi olan üniversite öğrencilerinde uyku kalitesi, stres düzeyi ve ağız sağlığı ile ilgili yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Türkiye'nin çeşitli illerinden rastgele seçilen 310 gönüllü üniversite öğrencisine dört farklı anket [self-reported bruksizm, algılanan stres ölçeği (PSS), Pittsburgh uyku kalitesi indeksi (PUKİ) ve ağız sağlığı etki profili-14 (OHIP-14)] dağıtıldı. Katılımcılardan anketleri evde bağımsız olarak doldurmaları istendi ve gerekirse daha fazla yardım için araştırmacılarla iletişime geçmeleri istendi. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %56,8'i diş hekimliği fakültesinde, %43,2'si diğer bölümlerde öğrenciydi. Öğrencilerin %29'unda gündüz bruksizmi ve %42,3'ünde gece bruksizmi vardı. Gündüz bruksizmi olan öğrencilerde PSS ile OHIP-14 arasında (%23,5) ve PUKİ ile PSS arasında (%24,6) pozitif korelasyon bulundu (p=0,235, p=0,246; p<0,05). Gece bruksizmi olan öğrencilerde PSS ile OHIP-14 arasında (%23,1) ve PUKİ ile PSS arasında (%29,6) pozitif korelasyon tespit edildi (p=0,231, p=0,296; p<0,05). Sonuç: Çalışmamıza göre bruksizmli üniversite öğrencilerinde daha yüksek stres seviyeleri ve uyku bozuklukları ile birlikte ağız sağlığına ilişkin yaşam kalitesinin daha zayıf olduğu görülmektedir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality, stress levels, and oral health-related quality of life of university students with self-reported sleep/awake bruxism in Turkey. Materials and Methods: Four anonymous questionnaires [Self-reported bruxism, perceived stress scale (PSS), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and oral health impact profile-14 [(OHIP-14)] were administered to 310 university student volunteers that were randomly selected from the various provinces of Turkey. The participants were required to respond independently to the questionnaires at home and were encouraged to contact the authors for further assistance if needed. Results: Among the study participants, 56.8% were from the school of dentistry and 43.2% from other departments. Of all the participants, 29% had self-reported awake bruxism and 42.3% had self-reported sleep bruxism. A positive correlation was found between the PSS and OHIP-14 results (23.5%) and between the PSQI and PSS (24.6%) results in the students with self-reported awake bruxism (p=0.235, p=0.246; p<0.05). A positive correlation was found between the PSS and OHIP-14 results (23.1%) and between the PSQI and PSS (29.6%) results in the students with self-reported sleep bruxism (p=0.231, p=0.296; p<0.05). Conclusion: Self-reported awake or sleep bruxism was found to be associated with higher stress levels and sleep disturbances and weaker oral health-related quality of life in university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	21481504
DOI:	10.4274/jtsm.galenos.2021.32559