Oral hygiene and associated factors among frail older assisted living residents
Oral hygiene and associated factors among frail older assisted living residents
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00314.x
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Pitkala, Kaisu H.
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作者：
Saarela, Riitta Kt.;Soini, Helena;Pitkala, Kaisu H.
本研究的目的是确定老年辅助生活居民的刷牙习惯与健康和营养状况的关联。我们评估了芬兰赫尔辛基大都市地区1,447名辅助生活居民的刷牙习惯、营养状况、口腔健康、牙科服务使用情况和发病率。在居民中，17%的人没有每天清洁或没有每天清洁牙齿和/或假牙。那些不每天清洁牙齿和/或假牙的人通常是男性，受教育程度较低，并且比每天清洁牙齿和/或假牙的人在辅助生活中的平均停留时间更长。他们更经常营养不良和依赖日常生活能力。此外，他们的口腔健康状况更差，使用的牙科服务更少。不良的刷牙习惯表明口腔和主观健康状况不佳。应更多地关注年老体弱的辅助生活居民的口腔卫生。
The aim of this study was to determine the associations of older assisted living residents' tooth brushing habits with health and nutritional status. We assessed the tooth brushing habits, nutritional status, oral health, use of dental services, and morbidity of 1,447 assisted living residents in the Helsinki metropolitan area of Finland. Of the residents, 17% did not clean or had not cleaned their teeth and/or dentures daily. Those not cleaning their teeth and/or dentures daily were more often male, less educated and had a mean length of stay in assisted living longer than those who cleaned their teeth and/or dentures daily. They were more often malnourished and dependent in ADLs. In addition they more often had poorer oral health and used fewer dental services. Poor tooth brushing habits indicate poor oral and subjective health. More attention should focus on the oral hygiene of frail older assisted living residents.