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- Title
Associations between oral disorders and the quality of life of older adults in Brazil.
- Authors
Barros Lima Martins, Andréa Maria Eleutério; Nascimento, Jairo Evangelista; Souza, João Gabriel Silva; Sales, Marinilza Mota; Jones, Kimberly Marie; Ferreira e Ferreira, Efigênia
- Abstract
Aim To evaluate the effect of oral disorders on the quality of life of older adults. Methods A cross-sectional study of older adults (aged ≥60 years) who reside in a small Brazilian city was carried out. Trained and calibrated academics and dentists collected the data. The analyses carried out were descriptive, univariate and multiple through logistic regression using pasw Statistics 18.0 software. Results A total of 351 older adults were included in the study. The majority of older adults did not express impacts as a result of oral disorders. The physical domain of quality of life was compromises more in older adults who had physical incapacities related to oral health (odds ratio 3.62, 95% confidence interval 1.34-9.73). Conclusion In general, among the older adults evaluated, it was found that both the overall score and the individual scores for the four domains of quality of life were influenced by one of the seven domains of the impacts of oral disorders. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 16: 446-457.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE intervals; RESEARCH methodology; ORAL hygiene; ORAL diseases; QUALITY of life; LOGISTIC regression analysis; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 4, p446
- ISSN
1444-1586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ggi.12489