Quality of life related to oral health in the elderly
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health servisces
- Registration Number
- KCT0005990
- Lead Sponsor
- Dankook University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Elderly people who participate in community care leading projects
-A person who voluntarily decides to participate and agrees in writing to observe the precautions after hearing and understanding detailed explanations on participation in the research
Exclusion Criteria
-Those who have severe dry mouth and have difficulty collecting saliva samples
-A person who gave up participation in the study halfway due to difficulty in progress due to severe discomfort during participation
-Elderly people with low cognitive function who cannot respond to questionnaires and interviews
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral frailty;Activities of Daily Living;Perceived xerostomia;Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index;Health-related Quality of Life;Oral health status (the number of existing teeth, whether or not dentures are worn, dental plaque index, tongue index, etc.);Oral health behavior (number of brushing, brushing method, regular oral examination, etc.);Oral muscle function evaluation;Rheological properties of saliva (flow rate of unstimulated saliva, saliva amylase);Social support;Self-efficacy related to oral health
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method General characteristics (age, gender, economic level, educational background, family relations, smoking status, experience in oral health education);Mini–Mental State Examination