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Yamamoto T, Mochida Y, Irie K, Altanbagana NU, Fuchida S, Aida J, Takeuchi K, Fujita M, Kondo K. Regional Inequalities in Oral Frailty and Social Capital. JDR Clin Trans Res 2024:23800844241238648. [PMID: 38654451 DOI: 10.1177/23800844241238648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Oral frailty leads to poor nutritional status, which, in turn, leads to frailty. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine regional differences in the prevalence of oral frailty and to identify factors associated with oral frailty using 3-level multilevel models. METHODS This study comprised 165,164 participants aged ≥65 y without long-term care requirements in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. The dependent variable was oral frailty, which was calculated based on age, number of teeth, difficulty in eating tough foods, and choking. The individual-level independent variables included sociodemographics, present illness, social participation, frequency of meeting friends, and social capital. The local district-level independent variable was social capital (n = 1,008) derived from exploratory factor analyses. The municipality-level independent variable was population density (n = 62). Three-level multilevel Poisson regression analysis was performed to calculate the prevalence ratios (PRs). RESULTS The prevalence of oral frailty in municipalities ranged from 39.9% to 77.6%. Regarding district-level factors, higher civic participation was significantly associated with a lower probability of oral frailty. At the municipality level, the PR of the rural-agricultural area was 1.17 (95% confidence interval, 1.11-1.23) (reference: metropolitan). CONCLUSION These results highlight the usefulness of oral frailty prevention measures in encouraging social participation in rural areas. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT The results of the present study showed regional differences in oral frailty. In particular, rural-agricultural areas show higher prevalence rates of oral frailty than those in metropolitan cities. Promoting measures of social participation among older adults may help prevent oral frailty in rural areas.
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- T Yamamoto
- Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Education Planning, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of International and Community Oral Health, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of International and Community Oral Health, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
- Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
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Åstrøm AN, Mastrovito B, Sannevik J, Lie SA. Oral health inequalities in Swedish older adults over 25 years of follow-up. Gerodontology 2024; 41:17-27. [PMID: 36880598 DOI: 10.1111/ger.12680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe inequalities in tooth loss and dissatisfaction with teeth related to time-invariant and time-variant socio-demographic characteristics and use of dental care across the middle and older life course and to assess whether oral health inequalities remain stable, widen or narrow from age 50 to 75. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 1992, 6346 residents, aged 50, consented to participate in a prospective cohort study including postal questionnaire follow-ups every fifth year until age 75. Tooth loss and dissatisfaction with teeth were assessed at each survey wave in addition to socio-demographic factors and use of dental care. Multivariable logistic regression, generalised estimating equations, GEE, and random intercept logistic mixed models were used for estimation of population-averaged and person-specific odds ratio. Interaction terms of each covariate with the time indicator were added to test whether inequalities changed across time. RESULTS Person-specific OR and 95% CI estimates for tooth loss varied from 1.29 (1.09-1.53) (unmarried vs married) to 9.20 (6.07-13.94) (foreign country vs native). Estimated ORs for tooth dissatisfaction ranged from 1.33 (1.15-1.55) (unmarried vs married) to 2.59 (2.15-3.11) (smoking vs no smoking). Inequalities in tooth loss according to sex, educational level and country of birth were smaller in magnitude in 2017 than in 1992. Inequality estimates in dissatisfaction with teeth according to use of dental care and perceived health were, respectively, smaller and greater at older than at younger age. CONCLUSION Socio-demographic inequalities in oral health persisted from age 50 to 75 and varied in magnitude across time. Both convergence and widening of disparities in oral health occurred towards older ages.
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- Region Örebro län, Tandvårdsenheten, Örebro, Sweden
- Department of Dentistry, Region Örebro, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Takeuchi N, Sawada N, Ekuni D, Morita M. Association between oral condition and subjective psychological well-being among older adults attending a university hospital dental clinic: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295078. [PMID: 38015962 PMCID: PMC10684071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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Positive psychological well-being has a favorable impact on survival rates in both healthy and unhealthy populations. Oral health is also associated with psychological well-being, is multidimensional in nature, and includes physical, psychological, emotional, and social domains that are integral to overall health and well-being. This study aimed to identify the associations between individual and environmental characteristics, oral condition and nutritional status in relation to subjective well-being among older adults using the Wilson and Cleary conceptual model. The participants were older adults (age ≥ 60 years) attending a university hospital. Subjective well-being was assessed using the World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index, oral condition was assessed based on the number of bacteria in the tongue coating, oral wettability, tongue pressure, occlusal force, oral diadochokinesis, and masticatory ability, and subjective swallowing function was assessed using the Eating Assessment Tool, number of remaining teeth, and number of functional teeth. In addition, factors related to well-being, including social networks, life-space mobility, nutritional status, smoking history, drinking history, and medical history were assessed. In the analysis, structural equation modeling was used to investigate the association between oral condition and subjective well-being. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed oral condition as a latent variable, including tongue pressure, oral diadochokinesis /pa/, /ta/, /ka/, occlusal force, masticatory ability, subjective swallowing function, and number of functional teeth. Structural Equation Modeling revealed that oral condition was positively correlated with nutritional status, and nutritional status was positively correlated with the World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index. These findings suggest that oral condition may influence subjective well-being via nutritional status or social environmental factors.
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- Noriko Takeuchi
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health, Takarazuka University of Medical and Health Care, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
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Knorst JK, Vettore MV, Ardenghi TM. Social capital and oral health promotion: Past, present, and future challenges. FRONTIERS IN ORAL HEALTH 2022; 3:1075576. [PMID: 36507311 PMCID: PMC9732376 DOI: 10.3389/froh.2022.1075576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Social capital has been widely inserted in health discussions in recent decades. In this sense, social capital has become a popular term and has been highlighted as one of the main determinants of health in the conceptual framework of the social determinants of the World Health Organization. The concept of social capital focuses on the positive consequences of sociability and places these consequences in the broader discussion of capital. In this sense, social capital reflects the benefits that individuals and communities derive from having broad social networks or high levels of social trust. Despite controversies regarding its definition and numerous criticisms, a growing body of evidence suggests that high levels of social capital benefit oral health. This factor has also been recognized as a potential softener of the impact of oral conditions on oral health, through behavioural and psychosocial processes. Thus, efforts to reduce inequities in oral health preferably should be based on their origins and on their complex causal process, such as the social determinants. The future challenges in the area are specially related to the development of interventions and health promotion actions that aim to stimulate social capital, aiming to reduce the impact of social inequalities on oral health throughout the life course.
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- Jessica Klöckner Knorst
- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway,Correspondence: Mario Vianna Vettore
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- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Ohta R, Maiguma K, Yata A, Sano C. Rebuilding Social Capital through Osekkai Conferences in Rural Communities: A Social Network Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137912. [PMID: 35805571 PMCID: PMC9265619 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Social prescribing can promote the creation of new relationships, which may then promote the building of social capital in communities. One example of a social prescribing tool in Japan is Osekkai conferences, which increase social participation and mitigate the degree of loneliness in rural communities. A clarification of the changes in social interaction and intensity of connections among people through Osekkai conferences could contribute to better social prescribing in rural communities. This social network study was conducted among people who have participated in an Osekkai conference. The primary outcomes of degrees and centrality were measured as the degree of social capital. The primary outcomes were compared between April and September 2021 and between October 2021 and March 2022. The continuous performance of Osekkai conferences as social prescribing tools led to an increase in conference participation, mainly by middle-aged women in the communities. Based on a social network analysis, the average direct connection with each person did not increase; the network density decreased gradually; the network diameter decreased from 6 to 5. Regarding the node-level statistics, harmonic closeness centrality and eccentricity decreased, and modularity increased. Social prescribing initiatives should focus on improving social capital in communities, which may improve the number and meaningfulness of the collaborations among organizations and indigenous communities.
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- Ryuichi Ohta
- Community Care, Unnan City Hospital, Daito-Cho, Unnan 699-1221, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-9050605330
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- Department of Law and Economics, Faculty of Law and Literature, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu Cho, Matsue 690-8504, Japan;
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- Community Nurse Company, 422 Satokata, Kisuki-Cho, Unnan 699-1311, Japan;
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- Department of Community Medicine Management, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan;
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Association between social capital and oral health among adults aged 50 years and over in China: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health 2022; 22:68. [PMID: 35279136 PMCID: PMC8918312 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-022-02102-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Social capital has a potential effect in protecting oral health among population. However, no study has explored the association between social capital and oral health in the Chinese context. Due to the unique culture, political, social context in China, it is important to understand their association in the Chinese context. The study aims to investigate the association between cognitive and structural dimensions of social capital with edentulism among adults aged 50 years and over in China. Method The study used data from the WHO SAGE (Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health) wave 1 China component. Structural social capital was operationalized as social participation. Cognitive social capital was operationalized as perceived community trust and perceived community safety. Community-level social capital was measured by aggregating individual-level social capital into community level. Oral health was measured using a final marker of oral health status, self-reported edentulism. A 2-level multilevel logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between different dimensions of social capital and oral health. Results In total, 12,856 individuals were included in the study, the overall prevalence of edentulism was 9.1% (95% CI 8.3–10.0). Multilevel logistic analysis revealed that individual-level social capital and community-level social capital are independently associated with edentulism. Individuals with low structural social capital and living in areas with low structural social capital have, respectively, 1.54 (95% CI 1.18–2.01) and 2.14 (95% CI 1.47–3.12) times higher odds for edentulism, after adjustment for potential confounders (age, sex, marital status, residence locality, wealth, education level, chronic conditions) and a potential mediator(smoking). Conclusions Living in a community with lower structural social capital and individual with low structural social capital is associated with higher risk for edentulism among adults aged 50 years and over in China.
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Psychological sense of community and oral health problems among older Chinese Americans: Family reunification matters. AGING AND HEALTH RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2021.100004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Hwang SE, Choi S, Kim K, Lee JK, Oh J, Park SM. Association between social trust and the risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults in Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:1844. [PMID: 33261608 PMCID: PMC7709423 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09964-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Although social capital has been shown to be one of the important social determinants of health, the association between social trust and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not clear yet. We aimed to investigate the association of social trust with CVD risk using a large Korean population based data. Methods The data of this study was derived from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. Community-level social trust was determined from the Korean Community Health Survey. The study population consisted of 2,156,829 participants. According to social trust index measured in the area of residence during 2011, participants were followed-up from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression was used to determine the adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for CVD risk according to quintiles of social trust. Results Compared to participants with the lowest quintile of social trust, those within the highest quintile had lower risk for CVD (aHR 0.91, 95% CI = 0.89 to 0.93), CHD (aHR 0.92, 95% CI = 0.89 to 0.95), and stroke (aHR 0.90, 95% CI = 0.87 to 0.93). The risk-reducing association of high social trust on CVD risk was preserved after additional adjustments for lifestyle behaviors including smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Conclusion Higher social trust was associated with reduced risk of CVD even after considering lifestyle behaviors. Social trust in a community level is an important determinant of CVD and enhancing social trust may lead to reduced risk of CVD.
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- Seo Eun Hwang
- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University- Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Center for Healthy Society and Education, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Center for Healthy Society and Education, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences and Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
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Pengpid S, Peltzer K. The prevalence of edentulism and their related factors in Indonesia, 2014/15. BMC Oral Health 2018; 18:118. [PMID: 29970051 PMCID: PMC6029125 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-018-0582-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little information exists about the loss of all one's teeth (edentulism) among older adults in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of edentulism and associated factors among older adults in Indonesia. METHOD This study examines the self-reported prevalence of edentulism and associated factors among older adults (50 years and older) in a cross-sectional national study using the Indonesia Family Life Survey IFLS-5, 2014/15. The community-based study uses a multi-stage stratified sampling design to interview and assess household members, with a household response rate of over 90%. RESULTS The overall prevalence of edentulism was 7.2, 29.8% in 80 years and older and 11.8% in those with no formal education. In adjusted Poisson regression analysis, older age, living in five major island groups and having functional disability were associated with edentulism. In addition, among men, having quit and current tobacco use and among women, having low social capital were associated with edentulism. Further, in adjusted analysis, among men, edentulism was positively associated with hypertension and negatively associated with diabetes, and among women, edentulism was associated with functional disability. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that overall and/or among men or women that older age, living in five major island groups, having functional disability, tobacco quitters and users and those with low social capital was associated with edentulism. The identified associated factors of edentulism may be utilized in oral health programmes targeting older adults in Indonesia.
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- Supa Pengpid
- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
- Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa
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- Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa
- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X41, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
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