Association between oral health-related quality of life and nutritional status among older adults in district of Kuala Pilah, Malaysia

Abstract

Background Poor oral health has an impact on food choices and intake of important nutrients among older population. The use of oral health-related quality of life instruments along with the clinical dental indicators can help to assess the oral problems that lead to nutritional problems in this group. This study aims to determine the association between oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and nutritional status among a group of older adults in Kuala Pilah district, Malaysia. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out on 446 older adults aged 50 years and above from 20 randomly selected villages. Respondents were interviewed to collect information on their demographic characteristics and oral health perception, followed by physical examination to measure height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of respondents. The validated Malay version of General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) was used to measure OHRQoL. Results About one-third (35.8%) of the respondents had normal BMI. Majority of the respondents were overweight (40.4%) and obese (19.9%), while only a small proportion was underweight (3.9%). Mean GOHAI score was 53.3 (SD = 4.7), indicating low perception of oral health. About 81.6% respondents had moderate to low perception of oral health. Logistic regression analysis showed a statistically significant association between the GOHAI and BMI scores (OR = 2.3; p < 0.01). Conclusions Oral health-related quality of life was significantly associated with nutritional condition of respondents. Older adults with poor perception of their oral health were more likely to have unsatisfactory BMI compared to those who perceived their oral health to be good.

Associations between Age, Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, and Oral and Swallowing Function among Psychiatric Inpatients in Japan : a cross-sectional study

“…Fifth, a similar approach for investigating psychiatric patients' OHRQoL was used in French study [26]. Finally, other factors, such as chewing function [22], nutritional status [24], and cognitive function status [25], might be associated with OHRQoL.…”

“…The GOHAI can be self-administered and is quick and easy to use. Several studies have reported that age, number of remaining teeth, regular dental check-ups, chewing function, and cognitive function were associated with GOHAI [20][21][22][23][24][25]. However, there are few studies regarding psychiatric patients' OHRQoL [26,27] and no studies regarding the associations between age, OHRQoL, and oral health, including oral and swallowing function, among psychiatric patients.…”

Associations between Age, Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, and Oral and Swallowing Function among Psychiatric Inpatients in Japan : a cross-sectional study

“…Forth, a similar approach for investigating psychiatric patients' OHRQoL was used in French study [26]. Finally, other factors, such as chewing function [22], nutritional status [24], and cognitive function status [25], might be associated with OHRQoL.…”

“…The GOHAI can be selfadministered and is quick and easy to use. Several studies have reported that age, number of remaining teeth, regular dental check-ups, chewing function, and cognitive function were associated with GOHAI [20][21][22][23][24][25]. However, there are few studies regarding psychiatric patients' OHRQoL [26,27] and no studies regarding the associations between age, OHRQoL, and oral health, including oral and swallowing function, among psychiatric patients.…”

Edentulism in the elderly in Montenegro

“…Research in the region [2], Europe [3,4,5] and other continents [6][7][8][9] has influenced the launch of research on the oral health status of the elderly in Montenegro. Studies of the impact of oral health on the quality of life have been conducted worldwide for more than five decades and a high degree of interdependence between quality of life and oral health has been proven [10][11][12][13][14]. These findings have been implemented in a new definition of oral health [15,16].…”