Min-Jeong Cho1, Eun-Kyung Jung2, Yun-Sook Jung1, Hae-Eun Shin1, Eun-Kyong Kim3, Hyeon-Chang Kim4, Youn-Hee Choi1, Keun-Bae Song1. 1. Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. 2. Department of Dental Hygiene, Ulsan College, Ulsan, Korea. 3. Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Science & Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. 4. Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
AIM: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the activities of daily living and the oral health-related quality of life and dementia in older adults. METHODS: Over a period of 18 months, we visited 12 elderly care facilities and recruited 375 participants, 345 of whom were selected to undergo oral health examinations and oral health-related surveys. Each investigation was carried out face-to-face by a professional worker. RESULTS: Cognitive ability was found to be good when the results of the activities of daily living and the oral health-related quality of life examinations were good. If the results of the activities of daily living examination were bad, the odds ratio of dementia was 2.66, and adjusted odds ratio for age, sex, residence type, education level and denture was 2.99, representing a significant difference (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Most oral problems are not simply the outcome of aging, with oral hygiene management being the most important determining factor. Oral health problems can be prevented, and in order to improve the quality of life of older adults, attention must be paid to oral healthcare. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 943-949.
AIM: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the activities of daily living and the oral health-related quality of life and dementia in older adults. METHODS: Over a period of 18 months, we visited 12 elderly care facilities and recruited 375 participants, 345 of whom were selected to undergo oral health examinations and oral health-related surveys. Each investigation was carried out face-to-face by a professional worker. RESULTS: Cognitive ability was found to be good when the results of the activities of daily living and the oral health-related quality of life examinations were good. If the results of the activities of daily living examination were bad, the odds ratio of dementia was 2.66, and adjusted odds ratio for age, sex, residence type, education level and denture was 2.99, representing a significant difference (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Most oral problems are not simply the outcome of aging, with oral hygiene management being the most important determining factor. Oral health problems can be prevented, and in order to improve the quality of life of older adults, attention must be paid to oral healthcare. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 943-949.
Keywords:
Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index; Oral Health Impact Profile with 14 items; activities of daily living; dementia; oral health-related quality of life
Authors: Fabrizio Chiesi; Maddalena Grazzini; Maddalena Innocenti; Barbara Giammarco; Enrico Simoncini; Giuseppe Garamella; Patrizio Zanobini; Caterina Perra; Lorenzo Baggiani; Chiara Lorini; Guglielmo Bonaccorsi Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-09-19 Impact factor: 3.390