Self-Reported Dental Visits Among Older Adults Receiving Home- and Community-Based Services | Zendy

Steffany Chamut | Zendy; Shahdokht Boroumand | Zendy; Timothy Iafolla | Zendy; Margo R. Adesanya | Zendy; Elena M. Fazio | Zendy; Bruce A. Dye | Zendy

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Self-Reported Dental Visits Among Older Adults Receiving Home- and Community-Based Services

Author(s) -

Steffany Chamut,

Shahdokht Boroumand,

Timothy Iafolla,

Margo R. Adesanya,

Elena M. Fazio,

Bruce A. Dye

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of applied gerontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.857

H-Index - 50

eISSN - 1552-4523

pISSN - 0733-4648

DOI - 10.1177/0733464820925320

Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , gerontology , cross sectional study , health literacy , educational attainment , descriptive statistics , family medicine , health care , economic growth , statistics , mathematics , pathology , economics

Objective: To investigate factors associated with infrequent dental use among older adults receiving home- and community-based services. Method: This cross-sectional study analyzed responses from the 2014 National Survey of Older Americans Act participants who received home- and community-based services. Descriptive and multivariable analyses were conducted to examine the association between infrequent dental use and key sociodemographic and health indicators. Results: Infrequent dental use was highest among adults participating in case management and home-delivered meals (63%); the lowest among those participating in congregate meals (41%). Participants who did not complete high school were 2 to 5 times more likely to be infrequent dental users compared to those with educational attainment beyond high school. Discussion: Among older adults receiving home- and community-based services, improving oral health knowledge and health literacy may reduce infrequent dental use.

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