Social Isolation/Loneliness and Tooth Loss in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Sukagawa Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The relationship between social isolation/loneliness and oral health is unclear. This study investigated the association between social isolation/loneliness and tooth loss in older Japanese adults.

Research design and methods

This was a cross-sectional study of a population-based cohort (the Sukagawa Study); 5,490 cohort study participants aged ≥75 years and who were independent answered a self-administered questionnaire in 2018. Social isolation was defined based on the 6-item Japanese version of the Lubben Social Network Scale. Loneliness was measured by the 3-item Japanese version of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale version 3. The primary outcome was tooth loss, defined as having fewer than 20 teeth. The secondary

SUBMITTER: Takahashi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368321 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature