Subjectively Low Oral Function Is Associated With Physical Frailty and Polypharmacy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

IF 2 3区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Gerodontology Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI:10.1111/ger.12818

Aya Hirata, Masahiro Ishizaka, Akihiro Yakabi, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Ito, Tsuyoshi Hara, Tomohiko Urano

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Abstract

Objective: To examine each Kihon Checklist (KCL) oral function item, physical function, and the number of medications and describe associations between KCL oral function, frailty, sarcopenia, and polypharmacy.

Methods: Participants were 318 community-dwelling older adults (78.6 ± 6.9 years). The number of medications, KCL, the Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study (J-CHS), grip strength, gait speed, and skeletal muscle index were measured. Analyses used cross-tabulation. Logistic regression modelled the presence of low oral function.

Results: Of the three oral function questions on the KCL, 34.9% of participants answered "yes" to Q13 on mastication, 24.8% answered "yes" to Q14 on swallowing, and 31.4% answered "yes" to Q15 on dry mouth. A total of 25.2% of the participants had low oral function according to the KCL. More of those with low oral function had polypharmacy. Oral function was not associated with sarcopenia. Physical frailty was associated with low oral function. Logistic regression analysis with oral function as the dependent variable and age, sex, polypharmacy, physical frailty, and sarcopenia status as the independent variables showed that physical frailty was associated with it.

Conclusion: Older people who are physically frail and taking multiple medications are likely also to have oral frailty.

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Gerodontology 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： The ultimate aim of Gerodontology is to improve the quality of life and oral health of older people. The boundaries of most conventional dental specialties must be repeatedly crossed to provide optimal dental care for older people. In addition, management of other health problems impacts on dental care and clinicians need knowledge in these numerous overlapping areas. Bringing together these diverse topics within one journal serves clinicians who are seeking to read and to publish papers across a broad spectrum of specialties. This journal provides the juxtaposition of papers from traditional specialties but which share this patient-centred interest, providing a synergy that serves progress in the subject of gerodontology.