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Revista Médica Electrónica
ISSN 1684-1824
VAZQUEZ GONZALEZ, Juan Alejandro; RAMOS GONZALEZ, Rosa María; RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ, Sabrina FERNANDEZ CAMPO, Ramona. Knowledge about oral health of the elderly. Family Physician’s Office 10. Tomas Romay Polyclinic 2017 - 2019. []. , 42, 5, pp. 2248-2261. 30--2020. ISSN 1684-1824.
Introduction:
oral health plays an important role to keep life quality in elder people.
Objective:
to determine the knowledge level of elder people on oral health.
Materials and methods:
a cross-sectional descriptive research was carried out. The authors studied a universe of 209 elder people belonging to Family Physician’s Office 10 of the “Tomas Romay” Polyclinic during the period 2017 - 2019. Data were collected in an inquiry.
Results:
41.6 % got bad qualifications, followed by fair. 41.1. % of patients was in the 60-69 age group, 39.2 % were male and 60.8 % ere female. 46.8 % has a high school scholarship. 51.4 % of those who got fair qualification were retired. Extensive families represented 45.5 % and 67.9 % of them were dysfunctional.
Conclusions:
elder people with bad qualifications, women, and the 60-69-age-group prevailed. Elders with high school scholarship stood out. Among those who got fair qualification predominated retired people. Extensive, dysfunctional families were the most commonly found.
: elder people; knowledge level; oral-dental health; prosthesis hygiene; oral hygiene.
