Association of sociodemographic factors and self-perception of health status on oral health-related quality of life among the older persons in Malaysia

Mohamad Fuad MA; Yacob H; Mohamed N; Wong NI

doi:10.1111/ggi.13969

Association of sociodemographic factors and self-perception of health status on oral health-related quality of life among the older persons in Malaysia

Mohamad Fuad MA ¹ , Yacob H ² , Mohamed N ² , Wong NI ³

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia
² Branch of Oral Health Epidemiology & Research, Oral Health Program, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia
³ Biostatistics & Repository Data Sector, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia

Geriatr Gerontol Int, 2020 Dec;20 Suppl 2:57-62.

PMID: 33370853 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13969

Abstract

AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among older persons in Malaysia and its associations with sociodemographic and self-perception towards general health as well as oral health.

METHODS: A cross-sectional survey among community dwelling older persons utilizing stratified cluster sampling was conducted in 2018. Well-trained interviewers conducted a face-to-face interview with older persons aged ≥60 years to collect information on participants' sociodemographic characteristics, self-perception on general as well as oral health using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Multivariate analysis of the data collected was performed using SPSS version 23.

RESULTS: Overall, the GOHAI mean ± SD score for older persons in Malaysia was 51.83 ± 7.98, which was an average of fair mean (P

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