scholarly journals FRAILTY, LOSS OF NATURAL TEETH AND QUALITY OF LIFE

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
I.-C. Lee ◽  
S.-F. Weng ◽  
P.-S. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Preventive Health Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Natural Teeth

Objective: This study investigates whether the loss of natural teeth associate with elderly frailty, as well as their connection with quality of life. Design: This study collected data from January 2012 to April 2013, and the subjects were the elderly over the age of 65 living in community. Setting: Loss of natural teeth and frailty are common issues in elderly and it is noteworthy to address these issues while the investigation of healthy ageing. Participants: The research included 543 elderly people over the age of 65. Measurements: The face-to-face interviews with a structured questionnaire were performed. Results: Elderly people with no natural teeth are more likely to become frail (OR=1.87); the relationship between frailty and quality of life is more significant. After adjusting for all the independent variables, results showed that frailty in elderly leads to poorer quality of life, and oral health status is not correlated with quality of life (P>0.05). The remain of natural teeth is correlated with occurrence of frailty in the elderly. Conclusions: Frailty has a significant and strong influence on oral health-related quality of life. For the elderly, frailty shall be early diagnosed to ensure provision of proper preventive health care.

scholarly journals The Study of Oral Health Status and Its Related Quality of Life in Elderly People Supported by Welfare Organization in Ardabil City

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-318
Author(s):  
N Khatmi Nasab ◽  
M Shamshiri ◽  
U Zamani ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Related Quality

scholarly journals Impact of temporomandibular disorders on oral health-related quality of life of institutionalized elderly people

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victório Poletto Neto ◽  
Gabriela Lamas Lamas ◽  
Mauro Elias Mesko ◽  
Fernanda Valentini Mioso ◽  
Marcos Britto Corrêa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Temporomandibular Disorders ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: to assess the characteristics associated withtemporomandibular disorders (TMD) and their impacton oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of institutionalizedelderly people. Subjects and method: itwas a cross-sectional study performed in 30 private institutionsfor the elderly. The data collected included theTMD questionnaire and clinical evaluation assessed bythe Research Diagnostic Criteria/TemporomandibularDisorders (RDC/TMD), as well as the OHIP-49 questionnairefor OHRQoL. Results: twenty-four institutionsaccepted to participate in the study (n = 375 with 133fit for answering both questionnaires). Considering thecharacteristics, tinnitus was the most frequent symptomreported, while 98.5% of the research participants didnot present myofascial pain. Disc displacement wasobserved in 26.3%, while 93% of individuals did notpresent chronic pain. Severe depression was found in23.3% of the elderly with 24.1% presenting moderatelevels of non-specific physical symptoms, includingpain. Poisson regression analysis showed that the characteristicsreported were associated with a negativeimpact on OHRQoL. Conclusion: the domain-specificanalysis showed that all domains were affected negativelyby TMD characteristics and higher levels of depressionare associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL. Keywords: Elderly people. Oral health-related qualityof life. Temporomandibular disorders. Facial pain. Depression.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document