Preventive dental service use and oral health-related quality of life in Brazilian older adults

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BACKGROUND: Information on the use of preventive dental services and associated variables is needed to guide policy for the old adult population and consequently promote better oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between preventive dental service use and OHRQoL by older Brazilians.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out using the baseline data of participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Stud of Aging (ELSEI-Brazil) who were aged 60 years or more. Associations with the use of preventive dental services were carried out using Poisson regression models with robust variance, adjusting for confounders.

RESULTS: The final sample consisted of 5432 older adults. Almost all (90.7%) participants reported not having sought preventive dental services in the last year. Individuals who used dental services for prevention had fewer impacts on their OHRQoL (RR: 0.74; [95% CI: 0.57-0.97]).

CONCLUSION: Preventive dental service use is associated with a better OHRQoL in older Brazilians. Policies to improve access to preventive dental services may result in improved OHRQoL in this age group.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Gerodontology - 41(2024), 1 vom: 01. März, Seite 40-45

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dietrich, Tauana Rabuske [VerfasserIn]
Debona, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
de Spessato Schwerz, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Fagundes, Maria Laura Braccini [VerfasserIn]
Hugo, Fernando Neves [VerfasserIn]
Hilgert, Juliana Balbinot [VerfasserIn]
do Amaral Giordani, Jessye Melgarejo [VerfasserIn]
do Amaral Júnior, Orlando Luiz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ageing
Dental care
Journal Article
Quality of life
Social determinants of health

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ger.12700

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358879760