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Functional ability and oral health among older people — a longitudinal study from age 75 to 80
Author(s)	Kirsten Avlund, Poul Holm-Pederson, Marianne Schroll
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 7, July 2001
Pages	pp 954-962
Keywords	Dental problems ; Dental services ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Over 70s ; Longitudinal surveys ; Denmark.
Annotation	Information comes from two cross-sectional studies of 75-80 year olds in Glostrup near Copenhagen, some of whose participants took part in the Danish part of the Nordic Research on Aging (NORA) study. The indications are that oral impairment (e.g. no or few teeth), oral functional limitations (e.g. chewing problems), and general functional limitations (e.g. mobility problems) are interrelated. If the intention is to promote a good life in old age, prevention of disabilities should be aimed at both functional limitations and oral health problems. These results also point to the importance of taking problems of mobility seriously in delivering preventive services to older people, because people who are tired or dependent on help seem to be at higher risk of not using dental services regularly. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011010207 A
Classmark	BLA: L8: CA: C4: BBK: 3J: 76K
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