Older Adults' Experiences of Oral Rehabilitation - a Qualitative Interview Study

• Conditions: Oral Health

• Registration Number: NCT06783426
• Lead Sponsor: Folktandvården Stockholms län AB

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to gain knowledge and understanding about older adults' experiences of comprehensive oral prosthetic rehabilitation and their life situation before, during and after the treatment. This is both to deepen the knowledge gained in an ongoing interventional study, but also to increase the understanding of how to best meet older adults' needs when planning and performing oral rehabilitation in any dental surgery.

Detailed Description

This qualitative study will be based on individual, semi-structured interviews using an Interview Guide focusing on the participants´ perceptions, experiences, and reflections. The interviews will then be analyzed with a descriptive content analysis method according to Graneheim and Lundman.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-10-09
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-17
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-25
• Primary Completion: 2025-06
• Study Completion: 2025-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Completed prosthetic treatment in the original study 2-12 months ago
• Age 65-80 years at start of the original study
• Masticatory dysfunction (Eichner's index B3-B4 or C1-C4) for original study
• Mini-Mental-State-Examination-test (MMSE) score >26 for original study

Exclusion criteria for the original study:

• Neuropsychological disease
• Severely impaired hearing or vision
• Poor knowledge of the Swedish language
• Having had a stroke ≤ 6 months before inclusion

No additional exclusion criteria for our study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The participants perceived experiences	Up to 1 year	Since this is a qualitative study, we have no traditional outcome measures. Instead, completing the interview and sharing their perceived experiences during the treatment procedure , how their oral health may have affected their life situation, their quality of life and well-being before, during and after the treatment may serve as our primary outcome measure.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Folktandvården Stockholms Län AB; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden