Table 1.
Subjects characteristics for socio-demographic, geriatric assessment items and the oral functional capacity by evaluation group
| noDem MMSE 28–30 (n = 26) |
mCI MMSE 25–27 (n = 29) |
mDem MMSE 18–24 (n = 27) |
modDem MMSE 10–17 (n = 30) |
sDem MMSE < 10 (n = 25) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic items | |||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| Median (Range) | 75 (62–92) | 80 (61–95) | 86 (65–95) | 88 (61–99) | 87 (67–97) |
| Sex (n/%) | |||||
| Female | 13/50 | 18/62.1 | 20/74.1 | 21/70 | 18/72 |
| Living situation (n/%) | |||||
| Community-dwelling | 23/88.5 | 19/65.5 | 6/22.2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Long-term care facility | 3/11.5 | 10/34.5 | 21/77.8 | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Geriatric items | |||||
|
Barthel index Median (Range) |
(n = 26) 100 |
(n = 29) 100 (30–100) |
(n = 27) 90 (25–100) |
(n = 22) 30 (10–100) |
(n = 19) 20 (0–65) |
|
MNA Normal (MNA 24–30) At risk (MNA 17–23.5) Malnourished (MNA < 17) |
(n = 26) 21/80.8 3/11.5 2/7.7 |
(n = 29) 18/62.1 11/37.9 0/0 |
(n = 26) 9/34.6 15/57.7 2/7.7 |
(n = 22) 3/13.6 15/68.2 4/18.2 |
(n = 21) 0/0 12/57.1 9/42.9 |
| OFC | |||||
| TC (n/%) | |||||
|
Normal Slightly reduced Greatly reduced None |
20/76.9 6/23.1 0/0 0/0 |
14/48.3 15/51.7 0/0 0/0 |
1/3.7 9/33.3 16/59.3 1/3.7 |
0/0 2/6.7 21/70.0 7/23.3 |
0/0 1/4.0 8/32.0 16/64.0 |
| OHA (n/%) | |||||
|
Normal Slightly reduced Greatly reduced None |
16/61.5 9/34.6 1/3.8 0/0 |
6/20.7 19/65.5 4/13.8 0/0 |
1/3.7 7/25.9 16/59.3 3/11.1 |
0/0 2/6.7 20/66.7 8/26.7 |
0/0 0/0 8/32.0 17/68.0 |
| SR (n/%) | |||||
|
Normal Reduced None |
24/92.3 2/7.7 0/0 |
21/72.4 8/27.6 0/0 |
2/7.4 11/40.7 14/51.9 |
0/0 11/36.7 19/63.3 |
0/0 0/0 25/100 |
| RCL (n/%) | |||||
|
1 2 3 4 |
14/53.8 11/42.3 1/3.8 0/0 |
5/17.2 18/62.1 6/20.7 0/0 |
1/3.7 1/3.7 11/40.7 14/51.9 |
0/0 0/0 11/36.7 19/63.3 |
0/0 0/0 0/0 25/100.0 |
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Uptake of dental services Number of visits in the last two years prior to study participation (number of patients observed) |
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|
Dentist Median (Range) |
(n = 26) 1 (0–4) |
(n = 27) 2 (0–3) |
(n = 26) 2 (0–3) |
(n = 27) 1 (0–3) |
(n = 22) 1 (0–4) |
|
Dental hygienist Median (Range) |
(n = 26) 3 (0–7) |
(n = 27) 3 (0–5) |
(n = 25) 2 (0–5) |
(n = 26) 1 (0–3) |
(n = 22) 0 (0–6) |
MMSE Mini mental state examination; MNA Mini nutritional assessment; OFC oral functional capacity, TC therapeutic capability, OHA oral hygiene ability, SR self-responsibility, RCL resilience capacity level, noDem no dementia, mCI mild cognitive impairment, mDem mild dementia, modDem moderate dementia, sDem severe dementia