Saarela Riitta K T, Soini Helena, Muurinen Seija, Suominen Merja H, Pitkälä Kaisu H
Helsinki City Health Center, Oral Health Care, Finland.
Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Mar-Apr;33(2):56-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00314.x. Epub 2012 Dec 5.
The aim of this study was to determine the associations of older assisted living residents' tooth brushing habits with health and nutritional status. We assessed the tooth brushing habits, nutritional status, oral health, use of dental services, and morbidity of 1,447 assisted living residents in the Helsinki metropolitan area of Finland. Of the residents, 17% did not clean or had not cleaned their teeth and/or dentures daily. Those not cleaning their teeth and/or dentures daily were more often male, less educated and had a mean length of stay in assisted living longer than those who cleaned their teeth and/or dentures daily. They were more often malnourished and dependent in ADLs. In addition they more often had poorer oral health and used fewer dental services. Poor tooth brushing habits indicate poor oral and subjective health. More attention should focus on the oral hygiene of frail older assisted living residents.
本研究的目的是确定芬兰首都大区老年辅助生活居民的刷牙习惯与健康及营养状况之间的关联。我们评估了芬兰首都大区1447名辅助生活居民的刷牙习惯、营养状况、口腔健康、牙科服务使用情况及发病率。在这些居民中，17%的人没有每天清洁牙齿和/或假牙，或者从未清洁过。与每天清洁牙齿和/或假牙的居民相比，那些不每天清洁牙齿和/或假牙的居民男性居多、受教育程度较低，且在辅助生活机构中的平均居住时间更长。他们更常出现营养不良，日常生活活动依赖他人。此外，他们的口腔健康状况更差，使用的牙科服务也更少。不良的刷牙习惯表明口腔和主观健康状况不佳。应更加关注身体虚弱的老年辅助生活居民的口腔卫生。
