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The Impact of Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index on Grip Strength in the Elderly

  • The Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies
  • Abbr : JTS
  • 2023, 7(3), pp.337-348
  • Publisher : The Society for Transdisciplinary Studies
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : May 15, 2022
  • Accepted : August 6, 2022
  • Published : December 31, 2023

kim ye won 1 Mun-Sung Cho 2 Kim, Jae-Hyun 2

1단국대학교(천안캠퍼스)
2단국대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the Geriatrics Oral Health Assessment Index(GOHAI) and grip strength for the elderly, and to suggest measures to improve the oral health and grip strength of the elderly to overall health. In this study, the 7th aging research panel survey was used to analyze 5,578 middle-aged and elderly groups aged 45 or older excluding missing values. In order to analyze the effect of the oral health evaluation index on grip strength for the elderly, T-test, ANOVA, and multi-linear regression analysis were used. As a result of the analysis, the grip strength increased statistically by 0.002 points (B: 0.002, 95% CI: 0.001-0.003, P-VALUE: <0.001) when the oral health index increased by one unit in the group aged 65 or older. According to the results of this study, it was found that the better the oral health status of the elderly, the higher the grip strength, and the positive effect on the overall health status. Considering the results of this study, it is necessary to prepare institutionalization such as oral health policies and expansion of support costs to improve the overall health status of the elderly. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide oral health promotion programs and education by local governments to enable steady health management. This will lead to an improvement in oral health conditions, contributing to the improvement of grip strength and the overall health condition of the elderly.

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