Chewing Difficulty and Diet Quality among Edentulous Elderly: Descriptive Correlation Study | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 8, Volume 13, Issue 49, February 2025, Pages 73-82 PDF (842.54 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.353994.1993 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahmoud Fathy Mahmoud* 1; Hanaa Moukhtar Ibrahim2; Nadia Abdelnasser3 | ||
| 1Demonstrator of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Edentulism is a public oral issue which negatively impacts chewing and diet quality among elderly. Aim: Assess chewing ability and diet quality among elderly. Research design: Descriptive research design was used. Setting: This research was conducted at outpatients' clinics of Qena University Hospitals and outpatients' clinics of removable prosthesis at Faculty of Dentistry, South Valley University. Sample: A purposive sample of 250 edentulous elderly. Tools: three tools have been used: Tool (I) socio-demographic characteristics. Tool (II): Chewing Function Questionnaire. Tool (III): Diet Quality Index-International. Results: The age of elderly participants mean± SD was 67.30 ± 2.34, wearing denture improve chewing ability especially elderly with partial tooth loss and a significant strong negative correlation was found between the chewing problems and diet quality (r = -0.670, p = 0.001). Conclusion: Increase chewing difficulties among non-denture wearers edentulous elderly which significantly impact diet quality. Recommendations: The current study recommended designing of health education program for elderly about use denture well and improve diet quality. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chewing Ability; Diet quality; Edentulism & Elderly | ||
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