General health and well-being among primary care patients aged 75+ years: Associations with living conditions, oral health and dependency
| Autor: | Madhan Balasubramanian, Dominic Keuskamp, David S. Brennan, Najith Amarasena |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology Aging Activities of daily living Health Status Oral Health Primary care Oral health 03 medical and health sciences Renting 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Risk Factors South Australia Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatric Assessment Aged Aged 80 and over Community and Home Care Response rate (survey) Primary Health Care business.industry Age Factors 030206 dentistry General Medicine Health Surveys stomatognathic diseases Socioeconomic Factors Social Conditions Well-being Quality of Life Female Independent Living Geriatrics and Gerontology business Dependency (project management) |
| Zdroj: | Australasian Journal on Ageing. 37:E1-E6 |
| ISSN: | 1440-6381 |
| Popis: | Objective Our aim was to examine the associations between general health and well-being with living conditions, oral health and degree of dependency. Methods We surveyed people from a primary care service and collected data on sociodemographic characteristics, general health, health utility, well-being, activities, living conditions and oral health impact. Results Overall, 459 participated (78% response rate). Poor general health was associated with decreased instrumental activities of daily living scores (18% of those with poor general health were independent vs 60% with good general health). Greater oral health impact was also related to poor general health. Health utility was lower for some dependency, for renting and oral health impact. Well-being was also lower for some dependency, for renting, not speaking English and oral health impact. Conclusion In addition to the well-known association of poor general health with dependency, our results also illustrate the potential importance of living conditions and oral health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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