Association of Self-Perceived Psychological Stress with the Periodontal Health of Socially Deprived Women in Shelter Homes

Syeda A. Tanveer, Ashar Afaq, Montaser N. Alqutub, Nada Aldahiyan, Abdulrahman M. AlMubarak, Amynah C. Shaikh, Mustafa Naseem, Fahim Vohra and Tariq Abduljabbar
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Syeda A. Tanveer: Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
Ashar Afaq: Department of Community and Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
Montaser N. Alqutub: Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
Nada Aldahiyan: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Operative Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman M. AlMubarak: Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
Amynah C. Shaikh: Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
Mustafa Naseem: Department of Community and Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dow International Dental College, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
Fahim Vohra: Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
Tariq Abduljabbar: Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-8

Abstract: The present study aimed to assess the effect of self-perceived psychological stress on the periodontal health of socially deprived women. The study included three hundred and eighty-five socially deprived women residing in shelter homes. The presence of stress and its severity was assessed by using Sheldon Cohen’s 10-item perceived stress scale (PSS), and periodontal health status was assessed utilizing the community periodontal index. Statistical analyses were performed using an independent sample t-test, a one-way ANOVA, the Pearson chi-Square test, and binary logistic regression. Results: A total of 385 samples were included, the majority of whom ( n = 297; 72.5%) belonged to the age group of 15–30 years. There were 34 (8.8%) participants who were educated up to graduate level. A total of 47.8% of the women were found with healthy periodontal status, and 52.5% of the samples were diagnosed with major psychological stress. Half of the samples (201-52.2%) had a periodontal problem. The mean PSS was found statistically significant concerning age group, education, and psychological stress level. In the univariate logistic regression analysis, a significant association of periodontal status was observed with the age group 31–45 years [(OR = 1.76; 95% C.I (1.11–2.78)] and with a major psychological stress level [(OR = 2.60; 95% C.I (1.72–3.93)]. Psychosocial stress among socially deprived women was found to be a risk factor for periodontal disease.

Keywords: periodontitis; chronic stress; psychological stress; negative life events (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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