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Resilience and Self-Perceived Oral Health: A Hierarchical Approach

  • Autores: Aline Blaya Martins, Camila Mello Dos Santos, Juliana Balbinot Hilgert, Renato José de Marchi, Fernando Neves Hugo, Dalva Maria Pereira Padilha
  • Localización: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, ISSN 0002-8614, Vol. 59, Nº. 4, 2011, págs. 725-731
  • Idioma: inglés
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  • Resumen
    • OBJECTIVES: To determine whether positive self-perceived oral health is associated with sociodemographic health variables, with an emphasis on resilience, in community-dwelling older adults in southern Brazil.

      DESIGN: Cross-sectional study nested within a cohort study.

      SETTING: Carlos Barbosa in southern Brazil.

      PARTICIPANTS: Four hundred ninety-six community-dwelling adults aged 64 and older.

      MEASUREMENTS: Sociodemographic information, a health history, and health perceptions were assessed using a structured questionnaire. Resilience was assessed using a resilience scale. For each participant, a brief oral examination was performed to assess number of teeth. Positive self-perceived oral health was the outcome of interest.

      RESULTS: A final, fully adjusted Poisson regression model showed that high resilience potential (prevalence ratio (PR)=1.18, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.06�1.32), income (PR=1.18, 95% CI=1.07�1.30), and no reported change in diet because of dental problems (PR=1.34, 95% CI=1.13�1.60) were associated with positive self-perceived oral health. Participants living in rural areas were less likely to report positive self-perceived oral health (PR=0.83, 95% CI=0.75�0.93).

      CONCLUSION: Using a hierarchical approach, positive self-perceived oral health was found to be associated with several variables included in the conceptual framework of oral health outcomes, such as resilience. Resilience may act as a potentiating agent in the positive adaptation to tooth loss.


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