Oral health-related quality of life and loneliness among older adults

Patrick Rouxel (), Anja Heilmann (), Panayotes Demakakos (), Jun Aida (), Georgios Tsakos () and Richard G. Watt ()
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Patrick Rouxel: UCL Eastman Dental Institute
Anja Heilmann: UCL, Epidemiology and Public Health
Panayotes Demakakos: UCL, Epidemiology and Public Health
Jun Aida: Tohoku University
Georgios Tsakos: UCL, Epidemiology and Public Health
Richard G. Watt: UCL, Epidemiology and Public Health

European Journal of Ageing, 2017, vol. 14, issue 2, No 1, 109 pages

Abstract: Abstract Loneliness is a serious concern in aging populations. The key risk factors include poor health, depression, poor material circumstances, and low social participation and social support. Oral disease and tooth loss have a significant negative impact on the quality of life and well-being of older adults. However, there is a lack of studies relating oral health to loneliness. This study investigated the association between oral health-related quality of life (through the use of the oral impact on daily performances—OIDP—measure) and loneliness amongst older adults living in England. Data from respondents aged 50 and older from the third (2006–2007) and fifth (2010–2011) waves of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing were analyzed. In the cross-sectional logistic regression model that adjusted for socio-demographic, socio-economic, health, and psychosocial factors, the odds of loneliness were 1.48 (1.16–1.88; p

Keywords: Oral health; Edentate; Quality of life; Loneliness; Depression; Social capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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