ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Do postponed dental visits for financial reasons reduce quality of life? Evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.
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- Association between oral health-related quality of life and structural determinants of health among elderly populations. a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal for equity in health · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of quality of life (QoL) studies using the CASP scale in older adults.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Factors Associated with Dental Service Use Based on the Andersen Model: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Oral health and quality of life: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Postponed Dental Visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Correlates. Evidence from the Nationally Representative COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring in Germany (COSMO).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a lack of studies investigating the impact of postponed dental visits due to financial constraints on quality of life.
aimsThe aim of this study was to identify whether these factors are associated longitudinally.
methodsData were derived from waves 5 and 6 of the "Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe" (SHARE). The analysis focused on Germany (n = 7506). The widely used CASP-12 was used to quantify the quality of life. Postponed dental visits for financial reasons in the preceding 12 months (no, yes) were used as the main explanatory variable. Socioeconomic and health-related covariates were included in regression analysis.
resultsGender stratified regression analysis showed that quality of life decreased with the presence of postponed dental visits due to financial reasons in men. Furthermore, quality of life decreased with the worsening of self-rated health in both men and women. The outcome measure was not associated with age, marital status, income, and chronic diseases in both sexes. DISCUSSION: Study findings suggest that postponing dental visits due to financial constraints contributes to a decreased quality of life among older men.
conclusionEfforts to avoid these circumstances might help to maintain the quality of life in older men.
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