| Author | Andrade, Fabíola Bof de | |
| Author | Lebrão, Maria Lucia | |
| Author | Santos, Jair Lício Ferreira | |
| Author | Duarte, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira | |
| Access date | 2018-10-29T16:32:57Z | |
| Available date | 2018-10-29T16:32:57Z | |
| Document date | 2013 | |
| Citation | ANDRADE, Fabíola Bof de et al. Relationship Between Oral Health and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals in Brazil. J Am Geriatr Soc., v. 61, n. 5, p. 809-814, 2013 | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0002-8614 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/29787 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons | pt_BR |
| Rights | restricted access | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | saude oral | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | fragilidade | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | idade | pt_BR |
| Title | Relationship Between Oral Health and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals in Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1111/jgs.12221 | |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that clinical oral health conditions are associated with frailty independent of socioeconomic and general health status.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional.
SETTING: Population-based cohort study of health, wellbeing, and aging.
PARTICIPANTS: One thousand three hundred seventy-four community-dwelling individuals representing 998,528 individuals aged 60 and older in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
MEASUREMENTS: Frailty was defined on the basis of five characteristics: weight loss, weakness, slowness, exhaustion, and low level of physical activity. Participants with three or more characteristics were classified as frail, with one or two as prefrail, and with zero as nonfrail. Oral health measures were number of teeth, use of dental prostheses, need for dental prostheses, presence of decayed teeth, clinical attachment loss of 4 mm or greater, and periodontal pocket of 4 mm or greater. Data on sociodemographic (age, sex, and schooling) and general health (number of self-reported chronic diseases and smoking status) data were assessed.
RESULTS: The prevalence of frailty was 8.5%, with 50.8% considered nonfrail. Elderly individuals with a need for dental prostheses were significantly more likely to be prefrail and frail. Participants with 20 or more teeth had a lower chance of being frail than edentulous individuals.
CONCLUSION: The need for dental prostheses was significantly associated with frailty, independent of socioeconomic and general health status. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Saude Publica. Departamento de Epidemiologia. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Medicina Social. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. São Paulo, SP, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Subject | oral health | pt_BR |
| Subject | frailty | pt_BR |
| Subject | aging | pt_BR |
| Embargo date | 2100-01-01 | |
