社区老年人咀嚼功能调查及影响因素分析

Masticatory function and its influencing factors among the elderly in community

目的调查社区老年人的咀嚼功能并分析其影响因素,为制订针对性干预措施提供参考。方法采用便利抽样法抽取212名社区老年人作为研究对象,收集一般资料,进行牙齿检查及咀嚼功能测量。结果社区老年人咀嚼功能视觉评估得分2.10±0.90,电子比色评估结果为0.85±0.11;婚姻状况、自然牙颗数、缺失牙颗数、功能性牙齿单位数是其咀嚼功能的影响因素(均P<0.05)。结论社区老年人咀嚼功能处于较低水平,社区卫生保健人员应建立老年人口腔健康档案,动态监测老年人牙齿状况变化,促进社区老年人咀嚼功能的维护以及重建。

Objective To investigate the masticatory function of the elderly in community,and to analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide a reference for developing targeted intervention.Methods A total of 212 older adults in community were selected using convenient sampling,then their general data were collected,their teeth were examined and masticatory function was measured.Results The participants′visual evaluation score of masticatory function was 2.10±0.90,and the electronic colorimetric evaluation result was 0.85±0.11.Marital status,the number of natural teeth,the number of missing teeth,and the number of functional tooth units were the influencing factors of their masticatory function(all P<0.05).Conclusion The masticatory function of the elderly in community is at a low level,so the community health care workers should establish oral health records for the elderly,dynamically monitor the changes of their dental status,so as to maintain and reconstruct the masticatory function for the elderly in community.