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ArticleAustralian dental journal2022

Does social support predict increased use of dental services in older men?

C-C Shu, Fac Wright, V Naganathan, F M Blyth, D G Le Couteur, D J Handelsman, F F Stanaway

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Article in Australian dental journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

C-C ShuCentre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0246-9649
Fac WrightCentre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5467-9982
V NaganathanCentre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
F M BlythSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
D G Le CouteurCentre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
D J HandelsmanANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
F F StanawaySchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUConcord Repatriation General Hospital · AUAnzac Research Institute · AU

Funding

Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute of the Sydney Local Health DistrictMcKnight Charitable TrustNational Health and Medical Research Council 1065647
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPast research on social support and dental visits in older people has been limited by cross-sectional design, limited social support dimensions and non-representative samples.

methodsData came from men with natural teeth completing Waves 3 and 4 of the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project in Sydney, Australia. The relationship between social support at Wave 3 (2011-2012) and at least one dental visit per year at Wave 4 (2014-2016) was examined by Poisson regression. Social support was measured by structural (marital status, living arrangements, family support and social interaction) and functional (social support satisfaction) domains.

resultsAbout 673 men were analysed. Structural and functional social support were not associated with the pattern of usual dental visits 5 years later in univariable or multivariable analyses. The only consistent significant factor was income source, with older men who had other sources of income more likely to regularly visit the dentist than older men solely reliant on the pension for income (prevalence ratio: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.13-1.52).

conclusionsWe found no differences in the pattern of usual dental visits between older men with different levels and types of social support. For older Australian men, income source seems to be the most important determinant of regular dental visits. © 2022 Australian Dental Association.

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Dental CareDental Health ServicesSocial SupportAgedAgingAustraliaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIncomeMaleAgeingdental utilizationincomeolder mensocial support

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