Effects of oral exercise on tongue pressure in Taiwanese older adults in community day care centers
| Autor: | Po-Yen Lin, Ching-Kai Lin, Lin-Yang Chi, Ping-Yi Lin, Hsiu-Hsien Chen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Tongue pressure business.industry Functional tooth units RK1-715 Day care Oral exercise Training methods Health promotion medicine.anatomical_structure Oral function Swallowing Tongue Intervention (counseling) Older adults Dentistry Physical therapy medicine Original Article business General Dentistry |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dental Sciences, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 338-344 (2022) Journal of Dental Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1991-7902 |
| Popis: | Background/purpose: Oral exercise is a training method for swallowing dysfunction in older adults. The study investigated the effect of oral exercise on tongue pressure in older adults in Taiwanese community day care centers over a 3-month period. Materials and methods: Participants over age 50 who were able to communicate and participating for the duration of the 12-week period were recruited from five community day care centers. A 15-min weekly group oral exercise activity was conducted. The tongue pressures were measured and multivariable linear regression models were used to assess the effect of oral exercise intervention on the participants’ tongue pressures. Results: A total of 66 older adult participants, among whom the mean age was 78.06 ± 10.74 years. Tongue pressure continued improving during the intervention period, and the mean tongue pressure at the end of the study was 20.63 ± 10.45 kPa, which was significantly higher than the baseline measurement (16.92 ± 10.62 kPa, p |
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