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Dental-related function and oral health in relation to eating performance in assisted living residents with and without cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:Despite the physiologic relationship, there is a lack of evidence on how dental-related function and oral health impact eating performance. This study aims to examine the association of eating performance with dental-related function and oral health among assisted living residents. METHODS AND RESULTS:This study was a secondary analysis of observational data collected from an instrument development study. Participants included 90 residents with normal to severely impaired cognition from three assisted livings. Multilevel mixed-effects ordered logistic models were used. The dependent variable was eating performance measured by the single "eating" item (scored from 0 to 4 on level of dependence). Independent variables were resident age, gender, dental-related function, and oral health. The resident and facility clustering effects accounted for 88% of variance in eating performance, among which 84% was explained by dental-related function and oral health. Eating performance was associated with dental-related function (coefficient = -0.10, 95% CI = -0.19, -0.01, P = .025), and was not associated with other characteristics. CONCLUSION:Eating performance is influenced by the complex relationship with dental-related function and oral health. Novel interventions using interdisciplinary partnerships are needed to maintain dental-related function and oral health to optimize eating performance.

SUBMITTER: Liu W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6718338 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dental-related function and oral health in relation to eating performance in assisted living residents with and without cognitive impairment.

Liu Wen W Shaw Clarissa C Chen Xi X

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry 20190709 5

<h4>Aims</h4>Despite the physiologic relationship, there is a lack of evidence on how dental-related function and oral health impact eating performance. This study aims to examine the association of eating performance with dental-related function and oral health among assisted living residents.<h4>Methods and results</h4>This study was a secondary analysis of observational data collected from an instrument development study. Participants included 90 residents with normal to severely impaired cog ...[more]

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Dental-related function and oral health in relation to eating performance in assisted living residents with and without cognitive impairment.

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Dental-related function and oral health in relation to eating performance in assisted living residents with and without cognitive impairment.

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