Dentistry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
Dentistry Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
Clin Ter. 2024 Jan-Feb;175(1):73-82. doi: 10.7417/CT.2024.5036.
Poor oral health is highly prevalent among elderlies and may impact quality of life of elderly people. In this scenario, oral health has been often linked to general health and chronic disorders, including distinct features of frailty. The aim of the present umbrella review of systematic reviews was to assess the scientific literature on the correlation between oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) and elderly to present a multidisciplinary approach to these complex patients.
We performed a literature search of the databases Pub-Med/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database electronic databases. Two independent reviewers performed the literature research from the inception to 25th November 2023 and screened the studies for eligibility.
The search resulted in a total of 676 results eligible articles. After removal of duplicates and full-text screening, a total of 3 systematic reviews were considered to meet the inclusion criteria and were included for this review.
Frailty is very common in elderly such as a poor oral health. In this scenario, malnutrition and bad lifestyle habits may affect not only the determinism of many systemic non-communicable diseases but also oral health quality. Taken together, the findings of this umbrella review of systematic reviews showed a strict correlation between the frailty, typical condition of ageing people, and a poor OHRQoL. Therefore, it is mandatory to implement the oral health prevention with specific protocols of oral rehabilitation to improve the OHRQoL in elderly.
老年人的口腔健康状况较差，可能会影响老年人的生活质量。在这种情况下，口腔健康通常与整体健康和慢性疾病有关，包括虚弱的独特特征。本系统评价综述的目的是评估与口腔健康相关的生活质量（OHRQoL）和老年人相关的科学文献，为这些复杂患者提供多学科方法。
我们对 Pub-Med/Medline、Scopus、Web of Science 和 Physiotherapy Evidence Database 电子数据库进行了文献检索。两名独立的审查员从开始到 2023 年 11 月 25 日进行了文献研究，并筛选了合格的研究。
搜索共产生了 676 篇符合条件的文章。去除重复项并进行全文筛选后，共有 3 篇系统评价被认为符合纳入标准，并被纳入本综述。
虚弱在老年人中很常见，例如口腔健康状况不佳。在这种情况下，营养不良和不良的生活习惯不仅可能影响许多系统性非传染性疾病的决定因素，还可能影响口腔健康质量。综上所述，本系统评价综述的结果表明，虚弱、老年人的典型状况和较差的 OHRQoL 之间存在严格的相关性。因此，必须实施口腔健康预防措施，并制定具体的口腔康复方案，以提高老年人的 OHRQoL。
