Editorial
Oral Health Care for Older Adults with Serious Illness: When and How?
Journal of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia., Vol.63, pp.375-378
02/01/2015
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13240
Abstract
Older adults with serious illness are particularly vulnerable to oral disease due to worsened overall health, progressive functional loss and polypharmacy. Meanwhile, inability to communicate oral health needs, increased functional disability and psychological distress also hamper timely oral health care and lead to prolonged suffering and compromised quality of life. While many seriously-ill older adults with poor oral health receive no oral health care prior to death, unnecessary treatment is also common. In response to these issues, a new oral health care model is proposed to better address the oral health needs of older adults with serious illness. This model aims to promote comfort, maintain oral function and improve quality of life. End-of-life oral health trajectories and stage-appropriate oral health care strategies are also introduced to guide the care of these vulnerable individuals.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Oral Health Care for Older Adults with Serious Illness: When and How?
- Creators
- Xi Chen - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryChristine E Kistler
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia., Vol.63, pp.375-378
- DOI
- 10.1111/jgs.13240
- ISSN
- 0162-8283
- Grant note
- name: Oral Health Change Pattern, award: K23DE022470
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9983691398702771
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