Bekiroglu Nural, Çiftçi Alanur, Bayraktar Koral, Yavuz Atacan, Kargul Betul
Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Oral Health Dent Manag. 2012 Sep;11(3):107-15.
The aim of this study was to observe and determine oral complaints of people aged 55 years or older, living in two nursing homes in Istanbul, Turkey, and their satisfaction with their complete or partial dentures by means of a simple questionnaire.
Two old people's homes (one public and one private) in the district of Uskudar in Istanbul agreed to take part in this study. All residents who were available were invited to answer a piloted nine-point questionnaire with questions on age, gender, physical problems, eating, and communication, aesthetic denture wearing and psychological problems. The questions were asked in person by one investigator. The resulting data were entered into SPSS version 15.
Out of a total of 210 residents, 130 (61.9%) took part in the study, of whom 53% (n=71) of residents were living in the private nursing home and 60% (n=81) were female. One hundred and five (80%) were denture wearers. More than half of the residents (59%, n=79) were over 75 years old. Problems were mostly seen in older ages, especially those over 75 years old, over 60% of whom reported problems for all the variables listed in the questionnaire. Women were more aware of halitosis than men.
The results of this study confirm those of previous studies and suggest that elderly people with dentures, and particularly complete dentures, frequently complain of a wide range of problems including: eating, social interaction and communication and these problems have a detrimental influence on their quality of life.
本研究旨在通过一份简单问卷，观察并确定居住在土耳其伊斯坦布尔两家养老院的55岁及以上人群的口腔问题，以及他们对全口或局部义齿的满意度。
伊斯坦布尔于斯屈达尔区的两家养老院（一家公立，一家私立）同意参与本研究。邀请所有有空的居民回答一份经过预试验的九点问卷，问卷涉及年龄、性别、身体问题、饮食、沟通、佩戴义齿的美观度和心理问题。问题由一名调查员亲自询问。所得数据录入SPSS 15版。
在总共210名居民中，130名（61.9%）参与了研究，其中53%（n = 71）的居民住在私立养老院，60%（n = 81）为女性。105名（80%）佩戴义齿。超过一半的居民（59%，n = 79）年龄在75岁以上。问题大多出现在老年人中，尤其是75岁以上的老人，其中超过60%的人报告了问卷中列出的所有变量方面的问题。女性比男性更易察觉到口臭。
本研究结果证实了先前研究的结果，并表明佩戴义齿的老年人，尤其是全口义齿佩戴者，经常抱怨包括饮食、社交互动和沟通等广泛问题，这些问题对他们的生活质量有不利影响。
