Self-rated oral health status and social and health determinants among community dwelling adults in Kenya

Executive functioning independently predicts self-rated health and improvement in self-rated health over time among community-dwelling older adults.

OBJECTIVES Self-rated health, as distinct from objective measures of health, is a clinically informative metric among older adults. The purpose of our study was to examine the cognitive and psychosocial factors associated with self-rated health. METHODS 624 participants over the age of 60 were assessed at baseline, and of these, 510 were contacted for a follow-up two years later. Measures of ...

Determinants of self-rated health among community-dwelling women aged 40 years and over in Japan.

In developed countries, the elderly population is growing rapidly. Self-rated health is an important indicator of health and has been the focus of a number of aging studies. However, little is known about the possible differences in determinants of self-rated health according to age. Self-rated health and its possible determinants were examined in 542 community-dwelling Japanese women aged 40 t...

The Determinants of Self–Rated Oral Health in Istanbul Adults

Cognitive function and oral health among community-dwelling older adults.

BACKGROUND Both oral health problems and cognitive impairment are relatively common among older adults. Poorer oral health appears to contribute to a decline in quality of life and to be related to various medical conditions. Little is known about the relationship of cognitive function to oral health among community-dwelling older adults. METHODS The sample included 1984 dentate community-dwe...

Self-rated oral health status, oral health service utilization, and oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians

BACKGROUND There is scarce information available on oral health service utilization patterns and common oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians. We conducted the 2010-2011 national oral health survey before the introduction of the national oral health policy to determine the prevalence of oral health service utilization, patterns of oral hygiene practices, and self reported oral health sta...