노인장기요양 환자의 건강상태와 구강건강관련 삶의 질

Abstract

This study intended to examine the health status and quality of life among the elderly patients who stayed in geriatric hospitals for a long periodof time. The study involved 222 elderly who were older than 65-year-old, an oral examination was conducted in 10 geriatric hospitals located in themetropolitan area and Chungcheong-do. Cross-tabulation, one-way ANOVA, t-test, and Stepwise multiple regression were performed for analysis. The average number of teeth among the subjects was 11.22 and that of dental caries was 1.17. Also, the average number of teeth mobility was0.93 and halitosis was detected among 81.9%. Only 29.70% reported absence or a kind of systemic disease and 70.31% of the subjects wasshown to have more than two kinds of complex disease. In addition, 87.8% of the subjects had depression and among them, 55.40% showedserious depression. The average score on quality of life was 2.62 points and as for the related factors, the number of remaining teeth and dentalcaries were counted along with care grade, hospitalization period, and age. According to such results, the oral health status among the elderlypatients staying long in geriatric hospitals were not good in general; also they showed high level of systemic disease and depression and low qualityof life.