Dental-related function and oral health in relation to eating performance in assisted living residents with and without cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Despite the physiologic relationship, there is a lack of evidence on how dental-related function and oral health impact eating performance. This study aims to examine the association of eating performance with dental-related function and oral health among assisted living residents.

Methods and results

This study was a secondary analysis of observational data collected from an instrument development study. Participants included 90 residents with normal to severely impaired cognition from three assisted livings. Multilevel mixed-effects ordered logistic models were used. The dependent variable was eating performance measured by the single "eating" item (scored from 0 to 4 on level of dependence). Independent variables were resident age, gender, dental-related function, an

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6718338 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature