ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2020
Do subjectively and objectively impaired oral health parameters influence geriatric assessment results in hospitalized geriatric patients?
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- Efficacy of an oral hygiene intervention on a geriatric ward: from sample size calculation to dropout-driven disillusionment - a randomised controlled study.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Dental Treatment Needs in Older Adults Undergoing Acute Geriatric Care: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study of Clinical Need and Patient-Reported Wish for Dental Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Focus on Liability of Residences for Elderly and Sick People: A Case Series and Medico-Legal Issues.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Denture-related problems of patients in acute geriatric care.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022Article
- Influence of professional dental hygiene on oral and general health of retirement home residents: A comparative study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2022Article
- A Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Tolerability of a New Topical Gel and Toothpaste in Patients with Xerostomia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- [Dental care for older people: opportunities and challenges].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2021Review
- [Subjective oral health problems of geriatric outpatients and general medical geriatric findings-a pilot study].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundImpaired oral health affects oral health-related quality of life (OHrQoL) in orthogeriatric hospitalized patients, and both might be associated with potential risk factors for functional impairment, based on the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and related blood laboratory values. As data on this field are scarce, we investigated possible associations between oral health, items of the geriatric oral health assessment instrument (GOHAI), CGA assessment tools, and relevant laboratory values.
methodsExplorative cross-sectional pilot study investigating oral and general health, OHrQoL, and functionality based on objective oral health, GOHAI, CGA, and routinely assessed laboratory parameters of orthogeriatric patients. Correlations (Spearman's rho and Pearson's) and regression analysis were performed for the dependent variables functionality, cognition, Mini-Nutritional Assessment, Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), and the 15-item geriatric depression scale (GDS).
resultsAmong all participants (N = 40), several GOHAI single items (GOHAI 1,4,5,7,10,11) correlated with certain CGA assessment results (fear of falling, Barthel index, handgrip power). Reduced subjective oral health (GOHAI, xerostomia) and objective oral health (oral hygiene index, root caries index, unstimulated salivation rate) correlated with reduced general health and CGA results (polypharmacy, handgrip power, FES, GDS). Anemia was seen in all participants, but no associations between reduced oral health and laboratory blood values were detected.
conclusionOur results demonstrate the association between impaired subjective and objective oral health, OHrQoL, and physical functional impairment among orthogeriatric patients. Impaired GOHAI item results at the dentist, and the association between GOHAI values and CGA results that implies an association between physical and oral health, should encourage a geriatric check based on CGA, and vice versa. Results encourage interdisciplinary cooperation between geriatricians and dentists, but also indicate the need for further research in this field.
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