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Oral health and quality of life in the municipal senior citizen´s social clubs for people over 65 of Valencia, Spain

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Oral health and quality of life in the municipal senior citizen´s social clubs for people over 65 of Valencia, Spain

dc.contributor.author	Sáez Prado, Beatriz	es
dc.contributor.author	Haya Fernández, Mª Celia	es
dc.contributor.author	Sanz García, María Teresa	es
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-21T10:17:17Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-21T10:17:17Z
dc.date.issued	2016	es
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/59775
dc.description.abstract	The world population is aging considerably. The state of elderly´s dentition is poor. Many authors agree that the oral health status influence the elderly´s quality of life.The objective of our study was to analyze the relation between the oral health status and the general health status through the quality of life of elderly people aged 65 years or more in Valencia, Spain. A cross-sectional oral health survey and an oral examination have been designed to study an elderly population. Subjects: 202 adults (103 men and 99 women). Age: 65 years of age and over. Setting: Randomly selected senior citizen´s social clubs. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) has been used to obtain the oral health survey. Moreover, the EuroQol-5d and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) have been the tools to obtain the general health status. Finally, sociodemographic and oral health questions have been needed. Descriptive and inferential results have been done and the main results are the following, the mean additive score of the OHIP-14 was 8.88, the mean value of the EuroQol-5d was 0.58 and of the VAS, 72.90. The OHIP-14 was consistently and significantly correlated with the index EuroQol-5d and with variables such as number of teeth, missing teeth, DMFT, dental status (being or not edentulous) and occupation. The EuroQol-5d was related to dental habits, sex, income, systemic pathologies and filled teeth. The oral health has a high impact on quality of life. The oral health and the general health are closely related. The oral hygiene and getting toothless influence negatively on the quality of life of elderly people.	es
dc.source	Sáez Prado, Beatriz ; Haya Fernández, Mª Celia ; Sanz García, María Teresa. Oral health and quality of life in the municipal senior citizen´s social clubs for people over 65 of Valencia, Spain. En: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, 21 6 2016: 2-	es
dc.title	Oral health and quality of life in the municipal senior citizen´s social clubs for people over 65 of Valencia, Spain	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	en
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	en
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS	es
dc.identifier.doi	10.4317/medoral.21305	es