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The meaning of oral...
The meaning of oral health-related quality of life for elderly persons with dementia
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- Ericsson, Iréne, 1956- (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Institutet för gerontologi,HHJ. Åldrande - livsvillkor och hälsa
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- Aronsson, Kerstin (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Folkhälsocentrum,Folkhälsovetenskapligt centrum., Landstinget Östergötland
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- Cedersund, Elisabet, 1950- (author)
- Linköpings universitet,NISAL - Nationella institutet för forskning om äldre och åldrande,Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för socialt arbete,HHJ. Åldrande - livsvillkor och hälsa
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- Hugoson, Anders (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ. Centrum för oral hälsa,HHJ, Avdelningen för naturvetenskap och biomedicin
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- Jonsson, Margareta (author)
- County Council of Jönköping,Landstinget Jönköpings län
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- Wärnberg Gerdin, Elisabeth (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Folkhälsocentrum,Folkhälsovetenskapligt centrum., Landstinget Östergötland
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- 2009-07-12
- 2009
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In: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0001-6357 .- 1502-3850. ; 67:4, s. 212-221
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- Objective. Studies of oral health developments increasingly include self-reported assessments of how oral health affects quality of life (QoL), referred to as “oral health-related QoL”. People with dementia are often excluded in studies of oral health-related QoL and thus our aim in this study was to explore this area in elderly persons with dementia. Material and methods. Eighteen elderly individuals (aged between 78 and 94 years) with dementia of varying degrees of severity were interviewed with the aid of an interview guide; pictures and objects were used as stimulus material (triggers). The material was analyzed using grounded theory as point of departure, and a professional assessment of the oral health of the participants was used as reference. Results. Four categories were identified: the ability to chew and eat, independence, oral problems, and teeth are important. These factors are largely consistent with those that have emerged in earlier studies of the elderly, but in some cases less pronounced in persons with dementia. Conclusion. The use of triggers is a positive way to communicate oral health-related QoL among persons suffering from dementia, although the material used in this study needs further evaluation and development.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap -- Gerontologi, medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Other Medical and Health Sciences -- Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Odontologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Dentistry (hsv//eng)
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