Factors-associated with Life Satisfaction among People with Edentulism in Indonesia: A data analysis from IFLS-5 Septika Prismasari (a*), Elastria Widita (b)
(a*) Dental Hygiene Research Division, Indonesian Dental Hygienist Association, Yogyakarta
(b)Dental Hygiene Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Abstract
As an indicator of the quality of life, life satisfaction can be affected by many aspects, including oral health conditions. Edentulism is a condition when people lose all their permanent teeth and frequently occurs in the elderly. Among those who had edentulism, people may experience different levels of life satisfaction depending on their background, behavior, and environment. This research aimed to explore the factors associated with life satisfaction among people with edentulism. This cross-sectional study utilized and analyzed secondary data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS-5) conducted nationally in 2014-2015. Life satisfaction as a dependent variable was obtained from IFLS-5 questionnaires, as well as other explanatory variables. Chi-square test, Fisher^s exact test, and logistic regression analysis were used to determine the association between and among variables. The prevalence of edentulism in the Indonesian population was 5.8%. The bivariate analysis found that people^s concerns for food consumption, healthcare, health perception, and religiosity were associated with life satisfaction (p<0.05). Then, these factors were run further into logistic regression. Among 396 people with edentulism, those who have good health perceptions were likely to have higher life satisfaction (OR=1.82, p<0.05). Although other variables were found to be insignificantly contributed, the odds ratio showed that those who had adequate concern for food consumption (OR=1.72) and healthcare (OR=1.77) were likely to experience higher life satisfaction. Moreover, those who considered themselves religious (OR=4.91) were likely to have four times higher life satisfaction than those who did not. In conclusion, this analysis suggests that health perception was the strongest contributed factor to life satisfaction among people with edentulism in Indonesia. Further observation involving more explanatory variables and longitudinal data is recommended.
Keywords: life satisfaction, edentulism, health perception, religiosity, IFLS
