These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: The effect of oral health on quality of life in an underprivileged homebound and non-homebound elderly population in Jerusalem.
    Author: Zini A, Sgan-Cohen HD.
    Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc; 2008 Jan; 56(1):99-104. PubMed ID: 18005351.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To measure the effect of oral health on quality of life in elderly people in Jerusalem and to compare homebound and nonhomebound people. DESIGN: A cross-sectional, purposive cluster sample. SETTING: Community-based, one dental clinic, three geriatric day centers, and home visits. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred forty-four underprivileged people aged 60 and older, 64 of whom were homebound. MEASUREMENTS: Score on the shortened version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) (validated for Hebrew) was the dependent variable. One dental assistant conducted a structured interview, including universal variables, and one dentist examined dental status. RESULTS: Average OHIP-14 level was 10.43. For total OHIP-14, the odds ratio comparing the homebound with the nonhomebound population was 2.06 (P=.03). After multiple logistic regression, functional ability and education level reached independent significance for OHIP-14 level were. CONCLUSION: Homebound elderly people reported greater difficulties than nonhomebound people in communication, eating, relaxation, and life satisfaction as related to oral health.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]