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Abstract
Background : Oral health status affect on many aspects of psychological and social wellbeing and quality of life of older adults. The effects on quality of life include pain, impairments to eating, chewing and speaking and a decreased desire to interact socially. Loss of oral function may limit food choices and detract from the pleasure of eating. Oral problems such as dental decay, periodontal diseases, and edentulousness may lead to restriction of social contact, thus compromising quality of life. The improvement of oral health may have a positive impact on general health and may delay mortality. Early intervention strategies to address oral health problems can prevent illness, diagnose serious conditions early and maintain optimum overall health. Oral health will be improved if individuals practicing overall healthy life styles.
Aim: Determine the effect of oral health care interventions on oral health related quality of life of institutionalized older adults.
Materials and Methods: Quasi experimental design was be utilized in this study. The sample composed of 70 institutionalized older adults which were divided into two groups 35 subjects in each, the study group will be selected from Dar El-Amal in Mansoura city and Ras El bar elderly home in Ras El bar city and the control group will be selected from Dar El-Walaa in meet khamr city and Dar El saada in Tanta city. The study was conducted over a period of seven months from the mid of October of 2012 until the end May 2013.
Results: The age of the study subjects, the majority of subjects in both the study and control groups are young old with a mean age of 69.83±6.26 for the study group, compared to 68.66±5.64 for control group. The present study showed a positive improvement in the OHRQoL of subjects in the study group after the implementation of the study intervention compared to the subjects in the control group with a statistically significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion: Healthy oral health status and positive oral health related quality of life were found in females than in males, in those with higher education, in those who do not smoke, in those who rated their oral health as good, in those who takes less than three drugs per day and in those with higher number of remaining natural teeth. A positive direct relationship was found between the oral health knowledge of subjects in the study group and their oral self-care practices. A positive direct relationship was also found between oral self-care practices of subjects in the study group and their oral health status and oral health related quality of life. Finally, a positive direct relationship was found between oral health status and oral health related quality of life of subjects in the study group.