The Association of Oral Health Related Quality of Life with Mini Nutrition Assessment in Institutionalized Elderly
| Autor: | Ching-Hui Chang, 張靖惠 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 99 Background: Aging is a global trend in many societies, and in 2004 the World Health Organization estimated that the population of people aged over 60 will exceed one billion in 2025. In 1993, Taiwan government announced that the senior population in Taiwan exceeded 7.02%, and officially Taiwan became one of the aging countries. It was also estimated that the senior population will reach as high as 14.4% in 2021. Quality of life and general health are closely related. In addition, it was also reported that oral condition is related to general health. Elderly people with untreated dental problems will affect chewing ability, nutritional condition, and hence affecting the oral-related quality of life. As the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL), there were limited research on nutritional status and oral problems. Hence, it is necessary to investigate nutritional status for the elderly oral problems. Study objectives: This purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of demographic characteristics, remaining teeth, prostheses status and needs as well as oral health related quality of life on nutritional status. Methods: The whole Taiwan area was divided into seven geographical regions. Elderly participants were recruited from institutions. The information of nutritional assessment (MNA) and oral health related quality of life scale (GOHAI) were collected and used to assess relationship. Statistical analysis included logistic regression analysis to identify significant effects on Nutritional status of institutionalized elderly. Results: In logistic regression analysis, after adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics and oral condition, elderly people with better oral health related quality of life was associated with better nutritional status. In addition, the oral condition became non-significant in the multiple logistic regression analysis. Conclusion: Our study results supported that the oral health related quality of life was more important than oral conditon in assessing nutritional status. |
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