School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Sep;61(9):1602-7. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12402. Epub 2013 Aug 26.
To examine the relationship between cognitive function and self-reported oral health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in community-dwelling older adults.
Cross-sectional.
Community in West Virginia.
Two hundred twenty-six community-dwelling older adults.
Oral HRQoL was measured using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) (range 12-60), and cognitive function was assessed using a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery. Dental professionals performed oral health examinations.
Participants with normal cognitive function had higher GOHAI total scores (mean 55.1), indicating better oral HRQoL, than participants with cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND) (mean 52.3) and mild dementia (mean 51.0). The difference remained significant after controlling for sociodemographic, health status, comorbidity, and clinical dental status covariates.
Oral HRQoL, as measured using the GOHAI, was better in participants with normal cognitive function than in those with CIND of mild dementia in the population studied.
研究社区老年人认知功能与自我报告口腔健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)之间的关系。
横断面研究。
西弗吉尼亚州社区。
226 名社区居住的老年人。
口腔 HRQoL 使用老年口腔健康评估指数(GOHAI)(范围 12-60)进行测量,认知功能使用综合神经心理学测试组合进行评估。口腔健康检查由口腔专业人员进行。
认知功能正常的参与者的 GOHAI 总分(平均值 55.1)较高,表明口腔 HRQoL 更好,而认知障碍但无痴呆(CIND)(平均值 52.3)和轻度痴呆(平均值 51.0)的参与者得分较低。在控制社会人口统计学、健康状况、合并症和临床牙科状况等协变量后,差异仍然显著。
在研究人群中,使用 GOHAI 测量的口腔 HRQoL 在认知功能正常的参与者中优于 CIND 或轻度痴呆的参与者。