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Eating problems among old home care clients.


ABSTRACT:

Aims

The purpose was to examine the prevalence and determinants of self-reported eating problems in old home care clients, screened separately by a clinical nutritionist and a dental hygienist.

Methods and results

The data came from the Nutrition, Oral Health and Medication (NutOrMed) study, the participants of which were ≥75-year-old home care clients living in Finland. The structured interviews were conducted at the participants' (n = 250) homes. Of the participants, 29% reported poor appetite, 20% had problems with chewing, and 14% had problems with swallowing when asked by a clinical nutritionist. Additionally, 18% reported oral health-related eating problems when asked by a dental hygienist. Participants with continuous xerostomia (odds ratio [OR]: 3.0, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0-9.0) or poor self-reported oral health (OR: 4.3, 95% CI: 1.4-13.0) had a higher risk for problems with chewing when asked by a clinical nutritionist. Edentulous participants (OR: 3.5, 95% CI: 1.2-10.9) and participants with toothache or problems with dentures (OR: 10.3, 95% CI: 4.0-26.0) had a higher risk for oral health-related eating problems when asked by a dental hygienist.

Conclusion

Eating problems are common in older adults, and interprofessional collaboration is required for their identification and alleviation.

SUBMITTER: Salmi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382049 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Eating problems among old home care clients.

Salmi Annina A   Komulainen Kaija K   Nihtilä Annamari A   Tiihonen Miia M   Nykänen Irma I   Hartikainen Sirpa S   Suominen Anna L AL  

Clinical and experimental dental research 20220508 4


<h4>Aims</h4>The purpose was to examine the prevalence and determinants of self-reported eating problems in old home care clients, screened separately by a clinical nutritionist and a dental hygienist.<h4>Methods and results</h4>The data came from the Nutrition, Oral Health and Medication (NutOrMed) study, the participants of which were ≥75-year-old home care clients living in Finland. The structured interviews were conducted at the participants' (n = 250) homes. Of the participants, 29% reporte  ...[more]

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