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Wright FAC, Shu ECC, Cumming RG, Naganathan V, Blyth FM, Hirani V, Le Couteur DG, Handelsman DJ, Seibel MJ, Waite LM, Stanaway FF. Oral health-related quality of life of older Australian men. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2023; 51:767-777. [PMID: 35561045 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to assess oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a cohort of older Australian men and explore the association between their general health conditions, socio-demographic factors and OHRQoL. METHODS The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP) is a cohort study of the health of a representative sample of Australian men, initiated in 2005-2006 with an initial sample of 1705 men 70 years or over. Participants completed a self-administered health and socio-demographic questionnaire and attended an interview and clinical assessment at baseline and each of three follow-up assessments. Information on oral health and responses to the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) were collected in the 4th follow-up in which 778 men completed the OHIP-14 questionnaire and 614 men had a dental assessment. The prevalence of oral health impact was defined as a response of fairly often or very often to one or more of the OHIP-14 questions. Mean OHIP-14 scores were calculated for the 14 questions and used as the dependent variable in the regression analyses. Zero-inflated Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence rate ratios (PRR). RESULTS Only 10% of men presented oral health impacts. In multivariate regression modelling, being born in Italy/Greece (PRR: 2.16, 95% CI: 1.93-2.42) or in other countries (PRR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.89-2.38), having poor self-rated general health (PRR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.24-1.53), having poor mental wellbeing (PRR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.04-1.24), having ≥6 depressive symptoms (PRR: 1.18, 95% CI: 1.05-1.32), being a current smoker (PRR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.06-1.70) and having more decayed tooth surfaces (PRR:1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.02) were associated with higher impact scores. CONCLUSIONS Overall, older Australian men exhibit good oral health-related quality of life. The inter-relationship between perceptions of general health and well-being, health and oral health variables and social background supports policy objectives of closer integration of general health and oral health services for older Australian men.
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- Fredrick Alan Clive Wright
- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Clinical School the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Clinical School the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Clinical School the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Clinical School the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Clinical School the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Shu C, Wright FAC, Naganathan V, Blyth FM, Le Couteur DG, Handelsman DJ, Stanaway FF. Does social support predict increased use of dental services in older men? Aust Dent J 2022; 67:262-270. [PMID: 35373341 PMCID: PMC9790329 DOI: 10.1111/adj.12911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Past research on social support and dental visits in older people has been limited by cross-sectional design, limited social support dimensions and non-representative samples. METHODS Data came from men with natural teeth completing Waves 3 and 4 of the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project in Sydney, Australia. The relationship between social support at Wave 3 (2011-2012) and at least one dental visit per year at Wave 4 (2014-2016) was examined by Poisson regression. Social support was measured by structural (marital status, living arrangements, family support and social interaction) and functional (social support satisfaction) domains. RESULTS About 673 men were analysed. Structural and functional social support were not associated with the pattern of usual dental visits 5 years later in univariable or multivariable analyses. The only consistent significant factor was income source, with older men who had other sources of income more likely to regularly visit the dentist than older men solely reliant on the pension for income (prevalence ratio: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.13-1.52). CONCLUSIONS We found no differences in the pattern of usual dental visits between older men with different levels and types of social support. For older Australian men, income source seems to be the most important determinant of regular dental visits. © 2022 Australian Dental Association.
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- C‐C Shu
- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric MedicineConcord Repatriation General HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric MedicineConcord Repatriation General HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric MedicineConcord Repatriation General HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia,Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric MedicineConcord Repatriation General HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia,Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia,ANZAC Research InstituteSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- ANZAC Research InstituteSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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Khalatbari-Soltani S, Blyth FM, Naganathan V, Le Couteur DG, Handelsman DJ, Seibel MJ, Hirani V, Wright FAC, Waite LM, Cumming RG. Cohort Profile update: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). Int J Epidemiol 2021; 51:31-32h. [PMID: 34601611 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyab171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Saman Khalatbari-Soltani
- The University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research (CEPAR), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research (CEPAR), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Repatriation and General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Repatriation and General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney and Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney and Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney and Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Repatriation and General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Repatriation and General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research (CEPAR), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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