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Oral health status and related quality of life among elderly tribes in India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Introduction: Oral health reflects overall well-being for the elderly population. In elderly people, oral health contributes significantly towards quality of life (QOL).
Sandhya K Neelamana, Chandrasekhar Janakiram, Beena Varma   +2 more
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Self-perceived oral health assessment of institutionalized elderly of Viseu [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Self-perception of oral health is a multidimensional measure that, reflects the subjective experience of individuals about their physical and psychosocial well-being, determines the search for prevention and dental treatments.Objective: The ...
Couto, P., Santos, I., Coelho, I., Varelas, C., Veiga, N., Pinto, M., Ribeiro, A.   +6 more
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A study on impact of oral health on general health among the elderly residing in a slum of Kolkata: A cross-sectional study

Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2019
Context: Oral health means more than only good teeth. It is a state-of-being-free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infections, periodontal diseases, tooth decay or loss, and other diseases/disorders.
Shobhit Garg, Aparajita Dasgupta, Swanya Prabha Maharana, Nazrul Mallick, Bobby Pal   +4 more
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Oral health‐related quality of life is associated with physical frailty: A cross‐sectional study of Japanese community‐dwelling older adults

Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2021
Background Physical frailty is related to adverse outcomes, and poor oral health has been linked to malnourishment. Subjective measures of oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) have been used as indicators of the oral health problems of older ...
Yuya Motoishi, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Masayasu Kitamura, Hideaki Hayashida, Koji Kawasaki, Kenichi Nobusue, Fumiaki Nonaka, Yukiko Honda, Yuji Shimizu, Shin‐ya Kawashiri, Mami Tamai, Yasuhiro Nagata, Toshiyuki Saito, Takahiro Maeda   +13 more
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Validation of an English version of the Child-OIDP index, an oral health-related quality of life measure for children [PDF]

, 2006
Background: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Child-OIDP for use among children in the UK and report on the prevalence of oral impacts in a sample of schoolchildren in Westminster. Methods: Children aged 10 - 11 years in the final year of
Sheiham, A, Sheiham Aubrey, Yusuf Huda, Yusuf, H, Aubrey Sheiham, Tsakos, G, Gherunpong, S, Huda Yusuf, Georgios Tsakos, Gherunpong Sudaduang, Tsakos Georgios, Sudaduang Gherunpong   +11 more
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Tradução e validação da versão portuguesa do Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI)

Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública, 2013
ResumoA revisão da literatura indica que a avaliação da autoperceção da saúde oral através do GOHAI é cientificamente reconhecida e utilizada a nível mundial. Considera-se por isso fundamental traduzir e validar este instrumento para a língua portuguesa.ObjetivoTradução e validação da versão portuguesa do questionário Geriatric Oral Health Assessment ...
Carvalho,Catarina, Manso,Ana Cristina, Escoval,Ana, Salvado,Francisco, Nunes,Carla   +4 more
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Efficacy of an oral hygiene intervention on a geriatric ward: from sample size calculation to dropout-driven disillusionment - a randomised controlled study

BMC Oral Health
Background Older home-dwelling adults with care needs often demonstrate deficient oral hygiene due to cognitive and motor impairments, as evidenced by increased plaque levels, which can compromise oral and general health.
Nora Marie Eckhardt, Max von Kohout, Dirk Bleiel, M. Cristina Polidori, Anna Greta Barbe   +4 more
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Construction of risk prediction model for dysphagia in hospitalized elderly patients with frailty

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundDysphagia is a common complication in elderly patients with frailty, affecting their prognosis and quality of life. Constructing a risk prediction model can help with early screening and intervention.ObjectiveTo investigate the current status ...
Yuzhu Lin, Chen Xu, Xue Song, Qin Tan, Xiaolei Lian   +4 more
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Reliability of Turkish versions of two different oral health indexes for edentulous geriatric patients: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2020
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-TR) and OralHealth Impact Profile for Edentulous (OHIP-EDENT-TR) in edentulous geriatric patients using a total prosthesis.Material and Methods ...
Cinel Şahin, Sezgi, Deste Gökay, Gonca, İzgi, Ayça Deniz, Durkan, Rukiye, Erdost, Evran Ozan   +4 more
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Try This: Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults: Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index

, 2009
The Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index is a simple and validated tool , which may be used to assess oral health status in the older ...
CHEN, CHIA-HUI, 陳佳慧
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