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Article: Oral Health - A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
Title | Oral Health - A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life |
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Keywords | Oral health Depressive symptoms Edentulous Subjective well-being Quality of life Aging |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Citation | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2018, v. 73, n. 3, p. 382-386 How to Cite? |
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 in both oral health measures was associated with an increase in depressive symptoms even after adjusting for time-varying confounders including declining health, activities of daily living, and reduced social support. Becoming edentate was also associated with decreases in quality of life and life satisfaction. Discussion A deterioration in oral health and oral health-related quality of life increases the risk of depressive symptoms among older adults and highlights the importance of oral health as a determinant of subjective well-being in later life. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307042 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.305 |
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dc.contributor.author | Rouxel, Patrick | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tsakos, Georgios | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chandola, Tarani | - |
dc.contributor.author | Watt, Richard G. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-03T06:21:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-03T06:21:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2018, v. 73, n. 3, p. 382-386 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1079-5014 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307042 | - |
dc.description.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 in both oral health measures was associated with an increase in depressive symptoms even after adjusting for time-varying confounders including declining health, activities of daily living, and reduced social support. Becoming edentate was also associated with decreases in quality of life and life satisfaction. Discussion A deterioration in oral health and oral health-related quality of life increases the risk of depressive symptoms among older adults and highlights the importance of oral health as a determinant of subjective well-being in later life. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Oral health | - |
dc.subject | Depressive symptoms | - |
dc.subject | Edentulous | - |
dc.subject | Subjective well-being | - |
dc.subject | Quality of life | - |
dc.subject | Aging | - |
dc.title | Oral Health - A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/geronb/gbw024 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 26970523 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC5927002 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84992516701 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 73 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 382 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 386 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000426830700004 | - |