Silva E Farias Ilky-Pollansky, Montenegro Luiza-de Almeida-Souto, de Araújo Eduarda-Gomes-Onofre, Raymundo Maria-Leticia-Barbosa, Brito Arella-Cristina-Muniz, de Lucena Edson-Hilan-Gomes, de Sousa Simone-Alves, de Almeida Leopoldina-de Fátima-Dantas, Cavalcanti Yuri-Wanderley
Graduate Program in Dentistry. Master Student, School of Dentistry. Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
School of Dentistry. Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
J Clin Exp Dent. 2021 Feb 1;13(2):e172-e178. doi: 10.4317/jced.57340. eCollection 2021 Feb.
This study aimed to investigate the influence of oral health on nutritional status, self-perception of oral health and health related quality of life of institutionalized elders.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 193 institutionalized elders living in the metropolitan region of João Pessoa (Brazil). The independent variables included were: 1) caries experience (DMFT index and its components); 2) use and need of dental prostheses; and 3) type of edentulism. The dependent variables included were related to nutritional status, self-perception of oral health and health-related quality of life. Data were submitted to a descriptive and comparative analysis, through correlation, association and difference tests, considering a significance level of 5% (<0.05).
No statistical significant correlations or associations between the oral health status and nutritional status and quality of life were found (>0.05). Individuals who did not need prosthesis had higher scores for nutritional status. Self-perception of oral health and health-related quality of life did not vary significantly according to the studied variables.
The oral health status has a limited impact on the nutritional status, and does not impact the self-perception of oral health and quality of life of the institutionalized elders. Nursing homes, oral health, quality of life.
本研究旨在调查口腔健康对机构养老老年人营养状况、口腔健康自我认知及健康相关生活质量的影响。
对居住在巴西若昂佩索阿大都市区的193名机构养老老年人进行了一项横断面研究。纳入的自变量包括：1）龋病经历（DMFT指数及其组成部分）；2）假牙的使用情况和需求；3）无牙类型。纳入的因变量与营养状况、口腔健康自我认知及健康相关生活质量有关。数据通过相关性、关联性和差异性检验进行描述性和比较性分析，显著性水平设定为5%（<0.05）。
未发现口腔健康状况与营养状况及生活质量之间存在统计学显著相关性或关联性（>0.05）。不需要假牙的个体营养状况得分更高。根据所研究的变量，口腔健康自我认知及健康相关生活质量没有显著差异。
口腔健康状况对营养状况影响有限，且不影响机构养老老年人的口腔健康自我认知及生活质量。养老院、口腔健康、生活质量。
