Strayer M S
College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
Spec Care Dentist. 1995 May-Jun;15(3):113-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1995.tb00492.x.
Questionnaires and oral examinations were completed on 50 clients of a social service agency which provides home-based services to functionally dependent elderly. Nearly 61% of all respondents classified their oral health as frail/poor, and 82% reported a perceived need for some oral health care. When asked if they considered themselves homebound, 60% reported being homebound from 1-10 years (mean = 4.7 years). Two or more home services were received by 80% of the homebound group compared with just 45% of the not-homebound group. Paying for dental care, transportation difficulties, and poor health were the most frequently identified barriers that limited access to oral health care.
对一家为功能依赖型老年人提供居家服务的社会服务机构的50名客户进行了问卷调查和口腔检查。几乎61%的受访者将他们的口腔健康归类为脆弱/不佳，82%的人表示认为需要一些口腔保健。当被问及是否认为自己足不出户时，60%的人报告称已足不出户1至10年（平均 = 4.7年）。80%的足不出户组接受了两项或更多的居家服务，而未足不出户组这一比例仅为45%。支付牙科护理费用、交通困难和健康状况不佳是最常被提及的限制获得口腔保健的障碍。
