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The impact of blindness on the oral health and the perceived need to seek treatment in a community of Maltese older adults
| العنوان: | The impact of blindness on the oral health and the perceived need to seek treatment in a community of Maltese older adults |
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| المؤلفون: | Schembri, Alexander, Borg, William, Santucci, Daniela, Attard, Nikolai J. |
| بيانات النشر: | Publishing India Group |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Blindness, Dentistry -- Malta, Older people -- Dental care -- Malta -- Case studies, Older people with visual disabilities -- Dental care -- Malta, Nursing homes -- Malta, Quality of life -- Malta |
| الوصف: | Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to explore the impact of blindness on oral health in a convenient sample of a group of older adults, legally blind people. Methods: Twenty-six (26) totally blind people were interviewed. Five questionnaires were used: OHIP-14, GOHAI, Denture Satisfaction Questionnaire, the maintenance of oral health and the recognition of the need to seek treatment. The data was analysed using Spearman Correlation Coefficient. Results: With reduced denture satisfaction scores, the oral health-related quality of life also decreases (increasing OHIP-14). An increase in GOHAI scores, hence an increase in the oral health-related quality of life denture satisfaction seems to improve. There is a strong negative correlation between GOHAI and OHIP-14 where p<0.0001, r=-0.716, therefore as GOHAI increases, increasing quality of life, OHIP-14 scores decrease also improving quality of life. Conclusion: This area of research deserves a more extensive investigation that will include more individuals as well as a dental examination. Visually impaired older adults may give more priority to their disability than their oral care therefore interdisciplinary action will empower the older adult to seek the necessary care required from various dental, social and medical professionals. ; peer-reviewed |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 25741241 |
| Relation: | Markarian, R. A., Vasconcelos, E., Kim, J. H., Attard, N. J., & Cortes, A. R. G. (2018). Effect of different milling devices on marginal fit of cad-cam zirconia copings on implant stock abutments. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 5(4),4621-4629.; https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110551 |
| DOI: | 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.05.001224 |
| الاتاحة: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110551 https://doi.org/10.26717/BJSTR.2018.05.001224 |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.87865D8 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| تدمد: | 25741241 |
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| DOI: | 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.05.001224 |