Temporal trends and the association between self-rated oral health and falls in community-dwelling older adults in South Korea: a secondary analysis of survey data
Hyun-Ju Seo,
Soon-Ki Ahn,
Min-Jung Choi
Abstract:ObjectiveThis study aims to examine temporal trends and the association between falls and self-rated oral health (SROH) status in community-dwelling older Korean adults.DesignSecondary analysis of a serial cross-sectional study.MethodsWe analysed biennial data from 314 846 older adults in South Korea from 2011 to 2019 using data from the Korea Community Health Survey. Self-reported fall experience data came from the injury questionnaire question, ‘Have you fallen in the past year (slipping, tripping, stumbling… Show more
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