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Concurrent Validity of the Modified Oral Status Survey Tool

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Modified Oral Status Survey Tool (MOSST) is a novel instrument designed to assess oral health and function in older adults for whom traditional dental indices are unsuitable. Originally developed for older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), its reliability and content validity are established, but its concurrent ...
Hoda Tayebi‐Hillali   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of Non‐Dental Professional Caregivers in Oral Health Assessment Using the Oral Health Screener: Caregiver–Dentist Agreement and Inter‐Rater Reliability

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate caregiver–dentist agreement and inter‐rater reliability of the Oral Health Screener (OHS) following its optimisation for use in long‐term care and to examine the effect of different caregiver OHS training modalities. Methods This prospective reliability and agreement study was nested within a 2‐year cluster‐randomised ...
Patricia Ann Ivonne Vandenbulcke   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing and Validating a Nursing‐Applied Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool for Care‐Dependent Older German Adults: A Two‐Panel Delphi Study

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Implementation of oral health assessment tools in residential care for older adults remains challenging. We aimed to establish the content validity and practice relevance of the Mouth‐related Risk Assessment for Professional Nursing (Mu‐RAP), a nursing‐applied instrument designed to identify oral health risks in care‐dependent ...
Anna‐Lena Hillebrecht   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives and Experiences of Dentists on the Provision of Oral Healthcare to Frail Older Adults in General Dental Practices

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Population ageing has increased the number of frail older adults living independently and retaining their natural dentition. To support oral healthcare professionals in caring for this patient group, the Royal Dutch Dental Association published the practice guideline Care for Frail Older Adults in the Dental Practice.
Ellen Dekkers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of an Individualized Oral Health Intervention on Oral Health‐Related Behaviours Among Family Caregivers and Care Recipients

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The oral health of institutionalized individuals has been widely studied; however, research on the oral health of older family caregivers and their care recipients is scarce. We aimed to assess the impact of an individually tailored preventive oral health intervention on the oral health‐related behaviour of family caregivers and ...
Shanza Razzaq   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Capital and Dental Service Utilisation Among Japanese Older Adults: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study Using the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) Data

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Social capital is an important social determinant of health linked to oral health and health‐related behaviours. Several studies assessed its association with dental service utilisation; however, findings remain inconsistent. This study aimed to examine the association between individual‐ and community‐level social capital and ...
Pemmika Intato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unmet Dental Care Needs Among Older Koreans

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need‐related factors, and health behaviour or service‐use indicators associated with unmet dental care needs among Korean adults aged ≥ 65 years, using Andersen's Behavioural Model of Health Services Use as an organizing framework.
Mina Kim, Kyeongmin Jang
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Integrated Oral Healthcare in Long‐Term Care: Mapping Responsibilities, Coordination, and Organisational Support

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective (i) to map responsibilities in the provision of oral healthcare for older adults in long‐term care settings (LTCs), (ii) to examine how coordination processes are described, (iii) to analyse how these responsibilities and coordination processes are distributed across professional groups, (iv) to synthesise these findings into a ...
Sarah Mun Yee Koh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mediating Effect of Protein Intake on the Association Between Number of Remaining Teeth and Functional Decline

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether protein intake mediates the association between the number of remaining teeth and functional decline in older Japanese adults. Introduction Tooth loss has been associated with reduced protein intake and functional decline in older adults.
Urara Taguchi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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