Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
September 2013
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Vol:
14
Issue:
3

Predictors for perceived need and demand for oral care in older patients with mental disorders

Doi: 10.4483/JDOH_22Kossioni

Abstract Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictors for self-perceived need and demand for oral care in an older population with mental disorders. Methodology: Eighty-eight older patients hospitalised for mental disorders were interviewed and clinically examined. The perceived need and the demand for oral care were recorded and a professional assessment was performed on the number of teeth present, the presence of carious teeth, teeth that should be extracted and defective dentures. Results: A total of 52.3% of the patients reported a self-perceived need for oral care and 37.5%, a demand for care. Bivariate analyses showed that lower education, current oral problems and chewing difficulties were related to increased perceived need for oral care, whilst 1-20 teeth, current oral problems and chewing problems were related to higher demand for care. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that an acute oral problem and chewing difficulties were associated with perceived need for oral care and a current oral problem, with demand for care. Conclusions: A discrepancy was recorded between perceived need and demand for oral care in older patients with mental disorders. The normative need as assessed by a dentist did not predict either the perceived need or the demand for oral care, but the most important determinants were an acute oral problem and chewing difficulties.

Key words: Oral care, perceived need, demand, mental disorders, aged

Article Price
£15.00
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Page Start
91
Page End
96
Authors
A E Kossioni, G E Kossionis, A Polychronopoulou

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