ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
Loneliness and low life satisfaction associated with older adults' poor oral health.
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- Oral health and healthy aging: A multiregional review.JAR life · 2026Review
- Influence of oral health and social support on life satisfaction in Chilean older adults: evidence from a comprehensive factor analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Epidemiology of oral health in older adults aged 65 or over: prevalence, risk factors and prevention.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Review
- Modelling Predictors of Homophily on Perceived Oral Health Status Among Social Network Ties in a Population of Public Housing Residents.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young adults.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Access to oral health care and its social determinants across the lifespan in the United States.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- A Comparative Analysis of Oral Health and Self-Rated Health: 'All of Us Research Program' vs. 'Health and Retirement Study'.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Oral Health Care for Older Adults: Implications for U.S. Nursing Homes: A Structured Narrative Review.Sage open agingReview
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the association of older adults' loneliness, life satisfaction, and other psychological stressors and resources with oral health status. Methods: This study merged 2018 data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) CORE survey with the HRS-Dental Module, and Psychosocial and Lifestyle Questionnaire-Panel A "Leave Behind" surveys (HRS-LB)( Results: About 13% of older adults experienced loneliness, and about 16% reported low life satisfaction. About one-quarter (28%) of older adults reported fair/poor SROH, and they experienced more psychosocial risk factors than their counterparts with better oral health status. Nearly half the older adults were categorized in Class A:"Not Lonely/Satisfied" ( Conclusion: Loneliness, as a defining characteristic distinguishing three latent classes of older adults, was associated with more risk factors and poorer oral health outcomes. Loneliness, life satisfaction, perceived age, social status, control, mastery, and chronic stressors vary widely for older adults and matter for oral health and OHQOL.
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