Oral Health Status of Elderly Living in Residential Homes at Damanhour City, Egypt | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 16, Issue 1, July 2014, Pages 93-122 PDF (575.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2014.205580 | ||
| Author | ||
| Reem Bassiouny El-Lassy* | ||
| Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University Abstract | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Oral health is essential to overall health of older adults and their quality of life. Objective: the aim of this study was to assess the oral health status of elderly living in residential homes at Damanhour City, Egypt. Setting: The study was conducted at the available governmental residential home in Damanhour City. Subjects: all available elders age 60 years and above, accepted to participate in the study and residing in the previously mentioned setting. Tools: data was collected using structured interview schedule, Oral Health Assessment Tool and a self-reported Oral Health Assessment Index. Results: The results revealed that the mean age of elders were 69.07 ±6.34 years, females constituted 44.0% and males were 56.0%. Oral health status was perceived as good by 26.2% of the male compared to 15.1% of females. Nearly three-quarters of males and 63.6% of females don't brush their teeth. Subsequently, 59.1% of males suffer from toothache versus 50.0% of females and 88.6% of the studied elders could not afford dental care service. Conclusion: The present study concluded that the majority of elders had poor oral health status because of their lack of access and utilization of dental care services; consequently there is high percentage of dental problems. Recommendations: The study recommended that developing appropriate and effective oro-dental health care programs oriented to this age group is an essential requirement. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Oral health; periodontal; disease; older adults | ||
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