1. Self-Perception on the Institutionalized Elderly Need of Dental Prosthesis
- Author
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Arlete Maria Gomes Oliveira, Joana Danielle Brandão Carneiro, Glaucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, and Marcelo de Castro Meneghim
- Subjects
Aged ,Health Services for the Aged ,Self Concept ,Quality of Life ,Oral Health ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 - Abstract
Objective: To make an association between self-perception and the implementation of sociodemographic variables for the autonomous and / or partially dependent individuals in nursing homes. Material and Methods: Epidemiological, observational and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 208 institutionalized elderly, both sexes, 60 years old or older, independent or partially dependent, randomly selected from two long-term residential institutions. Subjective evaluation: self-perception questionnaire, Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index, quality of life assessment, Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP), oral health self-assessment (OH) and the need for dental prostheses. Bivariate analysis, chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were used, with the variables with p
- Published
- 2022