Xerostomia, the perception of general and oral health and health risk behaviours in people over 65 years of age

BMC Geriatrics

Research

Eugenio Velasco-Ortega¹  José María Martínez-González²  José López-López³  Manuel Peñamaría-Mallón⁴  Alba Pérez-Jardón⁵  Andrés Blanco-Carrión⁵  Mario Pérez-Sayáns⁵  Eva Otero-Rey⁵ 

[1] Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, C/Avicena s/n, 41009, Seville, Spain;Department of dental Clinical Specialties, Faculty of dentistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain;Oral Health and Masticatory System Group-IDIBELL, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Odontological Hospital University of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, 08907, Barcelona, Spain;Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes). Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15705, A Coruña, Spain;Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes). Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15705, A Coruña, Spain;ORALRES group. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain;

关键词: Xerostomia;    Health;    Lifestyle;    Oral health;    Quality of life;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-022-03667-3

 received in 2022-01-31, accepted in 2022-11-30,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study investigated the association between xerostomia and health risk behaviours, general and oral health and quality of life.MethodsA cross-sectional study involving 800 adults over 65 years of age residing in Spain using a computer-assisted telephone questionnaire. The severity of xerostomia was assessed through the Xerostomia Inventory (XI). Both univariate and adjusted multinomial logistic regression were used to determine the risk (OR) of xerostomia.ResultsThe sample comprised of 492 females (61.5%) and 308 males, with a mean age of 73.7 ± 5.8 years. Some, 30.7% had xerostomia: 25.6% mild, 4.8% moderate and 0.3% severe, the majority being female (34.8% vs 24%; p = 0.003). The mean XI was 24.6 ± 6.3 (95% CI 19.2–24.8) for those with poor health, whereas it was 17.4 ± 6.3 (95%CI 16.1–18.6) in those reporting very good health (p < 0.001). This difference was also observed in terms of oral health, with the XI mean recorded as 14.7 ± 10.7 for very poor oral health and 6.4 ± 5.4 for those with very good health (p = 0.002). Logistic regression showed that the highest OR for xerostomia was observed among adults with poor general health (2.81; 95%CI 1.8–4.3; p < 0.001) and for adjusted model the OR was still significant (2.18; 95%CI 1.4–3.4; p = 0.001). Those who needed help with household chores had 2.16 higher OR (95%CI 1.4–3.4; p = 0.001) and 1.69 (95%CI 1.1–2.7; p = 0.03) in the adjusted model. Females had a higher risk of suffering from xerostomia than males.ConclusionThe strong association between xerostomia and the general and oral health status of older adults justifies the need for early assessment and regular follow-up.

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