ArticleBMC oral health2024
Oral frailty: a concept analysis.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- The prevalence and associated factors of oral frailty in older Chinese patients with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty in older adults with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of oral functional exercise combined with psychological intervention on oral frailty in older adults.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Oral Frailty Index-8 for Turkish Older Adults.Gerodontology · 2026Article
- Association Between Oral Function Limitation and Frailty-Related Functional Impairment in Older Koreans: An Analysis of KNHANES 2024.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Association of oral frailty, social support, and technophobia with depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Geriatric Oral Health in the United States: Current Status and Challenges.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Oral Frailty and Multidimensional Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Oral frailty and its influencing factors in elderly patients with multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Latent class analysis of oral frailty among community-dwelling older adults: functional profiles and associated factors.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- oral functional limitation and long-term frailty trajectories: a 6-year cohort study of community-dwelling older adults in Korea.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Oral frailty-based vulnerability and oropharyngeal dysphagia in community-dwelling older adults: evidence from eat-10 and OFI-8.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Masticatory function and frailty: insights from NHANES and CHARLS.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Oral frailty in older adults: a scoping review of risk factors, adverse outcomes, and interventions.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Impact of oral frailty on postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective observational study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Observational
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Abstract
backgroundOral frailty has become a worldwide problem among older adults. Although researchers have conducted various studies on oral frailty, its definition remains controversial. PURPOSE: To clarify the concept of oral frailty.
methodsOnline databases PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), and Wanfang database were searched from inception to September 20, 2023. The reference lists of relevant studies were searched manually. Eligible articles, theses, and books were analyzed using Walker & Avant's concept analysis model.
resultsThe attributes of oral frailty were abnormal oral structure and/or decline in multi-faceted oral function and coexisting decline in physical, cognitive and social functions. Its antecedents were aging, social frailty, and severe periodontitis, whereas its consequences were decline in physical health and mental health, social withdrawal, lower quality of life and systemic frailty.
conclusionOral frailty could result in worse conditions among older adults physically, psychologically and socially. Tools based on the concept analysis need to be developed to comprehensively assess oral frailty.
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