Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE
Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 163-172Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/idh.12424
Keywords
older people; oral health; Oral health-related quality of life; self-perceived; short-term care
Categories
Funding
- Orebro County
- Regional Research Board of Uppsala-Orebro
- Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare (Forte)
- Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research, and Charity
- Swedish Society for Clinical Nutrition
- Swedish Research Council
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Objectives It is well known that oral health status is associated with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in the general population. The aim of this study was to describe and analyse OHRQoL among older people in short-term care and its associated factors. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study included 391 older people in 36 short-term care units. Data were collected via clinical oral assessments, questions about self-perceived oral and general health, Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living (Katz-ADL) and the Revised Oral Assessment Guide (ROAG). OHRQoL was measured using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Multivariate logistic regression models were applied in the analysis. Results Poor OHRQoL was reported by 34% of the older people. Associated factors were swallowing problems according to ROAG; quite poor/poor self-perceived physical, psychological and oral health; and being a woman. Conclusions There is an association between OHRQoL and older people's self-perceived health according to the OHIP-14. This indicates the importance of early detection of oral health problems in frail older people and to assess both oral health and swallowing problems among older people in short-term care.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available