da Costa Evanildo Henrique Macêdo, Saintrain Maria Vieira de Lima, Vieira Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes
Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE.
Cien Saude Colet. 2010 Sep;15(6):2925-30. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232010000600030.
This study evaluated the self-perception of oral health condition of institutionalized and non institutionalized elder population using a oral examination and a questionnaire divided in three parts: demographic data, general health and the GOHAI index. A total of 96 individuals above 60 years old living in Fortaleza, Brazil, were interviewed. They were divided in two groups, G1--institutionalized (n=48) and G2--non-institutionalized (n=48). The mean age of the study population was 69.8 years (SD 7.5) and 70.8% of the interviewed were woman. 62% had some type of medical treatment in the last year, and despite the fact that the majority (84.4%) of the elders thought that their general health was good or regular, the average number of teeth presented was 3.9 in both groups. Among them, 47.9% were using superior prosthesis and 26% inferior prosthesis. The GOHAI average was 17.53 qualifying as negative the self-perception of oral health. There was no difference between the two groups regarding physical and psychological aspects.
本研究通过口腔检查和一份分为三个部分的问卷（人口统计学数据、总体健康状况和GOHAI指数），评估了机构养老和非机构养老老年人群对口腔健康状况的自我认知。共有96名居住在巴西福塔莱萨的60岁以上个体接受了访谈。他们被分为两组，G1组——机构养老组（n = 48）和G2组——非机构养老组（n = 48）。研究人群的平均年龄为69.8岁（标准差7.5），70.8%的受访者为女性。62%的人在过去一年中接受过某种治疗，尽管大多数（84.4%）老年人认为自己的总体健康状况良好或一般，但两组的平均牙齿数量均为3.9颗。其中，47.9%的人使用上颌假牙，26%的人使用下颌假牙。GOHAI平均分为17.53，表明口腔健康自我认知为负面。两组在身体和心理方面没有差异。
