<![CDATA[Abstract: The high number of dental and oral health problems is caused by lack of individual motivation to perform routine dental care, as seen from the number of people who receive treatment from the dentist is only 8.7%. Serious oral health problems can lead to a decrease in the quality of life as well as work and study activities of an individual. This study was aimed to analyze the relationship between dental treatment motivation and Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University. This was a descriptive and analytical study with a cross sectional design. Samples were choosen by using the cluster random sampling method. Data were analyzed by using the Spearman’s rank correlation test. The results showed that the students had high motivation for dental treatment. Moreover, the students had good OHRQoL conditions, with the worse score on the dimensions of psychological discomfort, physical disability, social disability, and physical pain. The Spearman’s rank correlation test obtained an r-value of 0.190 and a p-value of 0.020 for the relationship between dental treatment motivation and OHRQoL. In conclusion, there was a significant relationship between dental care motivation and OHRQoL in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University. The higher the dental treatment motivation, the better the quality of life is.Keywords: motivation; dental treatment; OHRQoL; quality of life; OHIP-14 Abstrak: Tingginya angka masalah kesehatan gigi dan mulut disebabkan oleh kurangnya motivasi individu untuk melakukan perawatan gigi secara rutin yang terlihat dari jumlah penduduk yang menerima perawatan dari tenaga medis gigi hanya 8,7%. Masalah kesehatan yang ditemukan pada rongga mulut dan bersifat serius dapat menyebabkan terjadinya penurunan kualitas hidup individu serta aktivitas kerja dan belajar menurun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan antara motivasi perawatan gigi terhadap kualitas hidup terkait kesehatan gigi (Oral Health Related Quality of Life - OHRQoL) mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Diponegoro. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif analitik dengan desain potong lintang. Sampel penelitian dipilih dengan metode cluster random sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji korelasi Spearman’s rank. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan para mahasiswa memiliki motivasi perawatan gigi yang tinggi. Mahasiswa memiliki kondisi OHRQoL baik, dengan skor buruk pada dimensi ketidaknyaman psikis, disabilitas fisik, disabilitas sosial, dan rasa sakit fisik. Hasil analisis uji korelasi Spearman’s rank memperoleh nilai r = 0,190 dan nilai p = 0,020 yang menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan bermakna antara motivasi perawatan gigi dengan OHRQoL. Simpulan penelitian ini ialah terdapat hubungan bermakna antara motivasi perawatan gigi dengan OHRQoL pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Diponegoro. Semakin tinggi motivasi perawatan gigi maka semakin baik kualitas hidup.Kata kunci: motivasi; perawatan gigi; OHRQoL; kualitas hidup; OHIP-14]]>
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