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  1. 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
    Geriatr Gerontol Int, 2020 Dec;20 Suppl 2:57-62.
    PMID: 33370853 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13969
    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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