Oral Health-A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined whether oral health is a neglected aspect of subjective well-being (SWB) among older adults. The key research question was whether deterioration in oral health among dentate older adults living in England was associated with decreases in SWB, using measures of eudemonic, evaluative, and affective dimensions of well-being.

Methods

This secondary analysis used data from the third (2006-2007) and fifth (2010-2011) waves of respondents aged 50 and older from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). We fitted multivariable regression models to examine the effects of changes in oral impacts on daily life and edentulism (complete tooth loss) on SWB (quality of life, life satisfaction, and depressive symptomatology).

Results

A worsening

SUBMITTER: Rouxel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5927002 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature