Impact of oral health on nutritional status, self-perception of oral health and quality of life of institutionalized elderly
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Ilky-Pollansky Silva e Farias [1] ; Luiza-de Almeida-Souto Montenegro [1] ; Eduarda-Gomes-Onofre de Araújo [1] ; Maria-Leticia-Barbosa Raymundo [1] ; Arella-Cristina-Muniz Brito [1] ; Edson-Hilan-Gomes de Lucena [1] ; Simone-Alves de Sousa [1] ; Leopoldina-de Fátima-Dantas de Almeida [1] ; Yuri-Wanderley Cavalcanti [1]
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[1] Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Brasil
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- Localización: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, ISSN-e 1989-5488, Vol. 13, Nº. 2 (February), 2021, págs. 172-178
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This study aimed to investigate the influence of oral health on nutritional status, self-perception of oral health and health related quality of life of institutionalized elders.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 193 institutionalized elders living in the metropolitan region of João Pessoa (Brazil). The independent variables included were: 1) caries experience (DMFT index and its components); 2) use and need of dental prostheses; and 3) type of edentulism. The dependent variables included were related to nutritional status, self-perception of oral health and health-related quality of life. Data were submitted to a descriptive and comparative analysis, through correlation, association and difference tests, considering a significance level of 5% (p<0.05).
No statistical significant correlations or associations between the oral health status and nutritional status and quality of life were found (p>0.05). Individuals who did not need prosthesis had higher scores for nutritional status. Self-perception of oral health and health-related quality of life did not vary significantly according to the studied variables.
The oral health status has a limited impact on the nutritional status, and does not impact the self-perception of oral health and quality of life of the institutionalized elders.
