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Oral health literacy and determinants among an elderly community in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Helder
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Maria José
dc.contributor.authorCouto, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Ana Margarida
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Marcos, Joaquin Francisco
dc.contributor.authorVeiga, Nélio
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-26T07:45:01Z
dc.date.available2024-06-26T07:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-05
dc.description.abstractHigh average life expectancy has caused an increase in the elderly population and with it arises the need to characterize this population regarding their health and, in particular, their oral health. The purpose of this study was to assess and characterize oral health, oral rehabilitation, oral health literacy, oral health perception and quality of life in a sample of elderly participants of a physical activity program in Portugal. An observational cross-sectional study was designed with a group of 206 individuals. All the individuals were clinically assessed, DMFT, PSR and the plaque index were registered, and a questionnaire was applied in the form of a “face-to-face” interview with questions related to the quality of life related to oral health (GOHAI index and the REALD-30 scale). Of the 206 study participants, 90.3% admit brushing their teeth daily, 6.3% practice daily flossing, and 5.8% had a dental appointment in the last 12 months. Applying the REALD-30 scale, 22.7% have a low level (score 0–14), 43.7% a moderate level (score 15–22) and 33.6% a high level (score 23–29) of oral health literacy. The GOHAI scale reveals that 37.4% have a high self-perception of their oral health. A considerable proportion of the sample studied present a moderate level of oral health literacy. Therefore, educating each person about their oral health when participating in a specific health program and developing proposals for oral health promotion activities should be widely considered as a strategy towards primary prevention. Future oral health literacy sessions should be held in order to improve oral health and quality of life among the community.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph21060735pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85197148985
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.pmcPMC11203868
dc.identifier.pmid38928981
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/45600
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOral health literacypt_PT
dc.subjectElderlypt_PT
dc.subjectOral health perceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectREALD-30pt_PT
dc.subjectGOHAIpt_PT
dc.titleOral health literacy and determinants among an elderly community in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage10pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume21pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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