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

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

Gerodontology Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI:10.1111/ger.12700

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

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Abstract

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.

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巴西老年人预防性牙科服务的使用和与口腔健康相关的生活质量。

背景需要有关预防性牙科服务的使用情况及相关变量的信息，以指导针对老年人群的政策，从而提高口腔健康相关的生活质量（OHRQoL）：调查巴西老年人使用预防性牙科服务与 OHRQoL 之间的关系：这项横断面研究使用了巴西老龄化纵向研究（ELSEI-Brazil）中 60 岁或以上参与者的基线数据。在对混杂因素进行调整后，使用具有稳健方差的泊松回归模型对预防性牙科服务的使用情况进行了分析：最终样本包括 5432 名老年人。几乎所有参与者（90.7%）都表示在过去一年中没有寻求过预防性牙科服务。为预防而使用牙科服务的人对其 OHRQoL 的影响较小（RR：0.74；[95% CI：0.57-0.97]）：结论：预防性牙科服务的使用与巴西老年人更好的 OHRQoL 有关。结论：预防性牙科服务的使用与巴西老年人更好的 OHRQoL 有关，改善预防性牙科服务的政策可能会改善这一年龄组的 OHRQoL。

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来源期刊

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.