Singing Habit Potentially Prevents the Oral Frailty of Japanese Healthy Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals

Global journal of health science Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI:10.5539/gjhs.v16n4p32

Naoko Inamura, Takehiko Kaneko

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BACKGROUND: Focus has recently been placed on the importance of taking measures against the oral frailty of healthy elderly individuals. OBJECTIVE: To exploratorily examine the association of singing habit with the oral frailty of Japanese healthy middle-aged and elderly subjects. METHODS: Self-reported questionnaire surveys on singing habit, oral frailty, social isolation, and depressive tendency were conducted. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated, and simple linear regression analysis assessed the association of an independent variable (singing habit scores) with a dependent variable [oral frailty index (OFI)-8 scores], while multiple linear regression analysis assessed the associations of independent variables (age, gender, as well as the presence or absence of singing habit, social isolation, and depressive tendency) with the OFI-8 scores. RESULTS: 32 subjects (6 males and 26 females; mean age, 69.0±5.6 years) participated in the surveys. The OFI-8 scores ranged from 0 to 11 points (mean score: 3.3±2.3 points), with the most predominant score of 4 points (8/32, 25.0%). Simple linear regression analysis (n=32) revealed that singing habit significantly lowered the OFI-8 scores (p=0.045), although no correlation was detected (R2=0.1269). Multiple linear regression analysis (n=31) revealed that singing habit showed a moderate inverse correlation (b, -1.73; r=-0.44) with and significantly lowered the OFI-8 scores (p=0.03), suggesting its potential of reducing the risk of oral frailty. Age, social isolation, and depressive tendency had no significant association with the OFI-8 scores. CONCLUSION: The present exploratory study does not provide conclusive evidence about oral frailty prevention by singing habit but affords underpinnings for further research. Keywords: Singing Habit, Oral Frailty, Depression, Social Isolation, Healthy Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals, Self-reported Questionnaire Surveys

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唱歌习惯可预防日本健康中老年人的口腔衰弱

背景：最近，人们开始关注采取措施预防健康老年人口腔虚弱的重要性。目的：探讨日本健康中老年人的唱歌习惯与口腔虚弱之间的关系。方法：对唱歌习惯、口腔虚弱、社会隔离和抑郁倾向进行自我报告问卷调查。计算皮尔逊相关系数，用简单线性回归分析评估自变量（唱歌习惯得分）与因变量（口腔虚弱指数（OFI）-8 分值）之间的关系，用多元线性回归分析评估自变量（年龄、性别以及是否有唱歌习惯、社交孤立和抑郁倾向）与 OFI-8 分值之间的关系。结果：32 名受试者（男 6 人，女 26 人；平均年龄（69.0±5.6）岁）参加了调查。OFI-8 评分从 0 分到 11 分不等（平均分：3.3±2.3 分），最主要的得分是 4 分（8/32，25.0%）。简单线性回归分析（32 人）显示，唱歌习惯显著降低了 OFI-8 分数（p=0.045），但未发现相关性（R2=0.1269）。多元线性回归分析（n=31）显示，唱歌习惯与 OFI-8 分数呈中度反相关（b，-1.73；r=-0.44），并明显降低了 OFI-8 分数（p=0.03），这表明唱歌习惯有可能降低口腔虚弱的风险。年龄、社会隔离和抑郁倾向与 OFI-8 评分无明显关联。结论：本探索性研究并未提供通过唱歌习惯预防口腔虚弱的确凿证据，但为进一步研究提供了基础。关键词唱歌习惯、口腔虚弱、抑郁、社会隔离、健康中老年人、自我报告问卷调查

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