The Symptoms of Oral Frailty and Physical Frailty in Every Age Group

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  • Hihara Tsukasa
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School
  • Goto Takaharu
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School
  • Yanagisawa Shizuko
    Department of Oral Health Science and Social Welfare, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School
  • Nakamichi Atsuko
    School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu Dental University
  • Ichikawa Tetsuo
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School

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  • 各年齢階層におけるオーラルフレイルと身体的フレイルに関連する兆候
  • ―アンケートによる実態調査―
  • ―An Investigation by Questionnaire―

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<p>　In this study, a questionnaire survey was performed to investigate subjective symptoms focusing on physical frailty and oral frailty. A total of 1,214 subjects were enrolled with prior consent. The study was conducted with the approval of the Ethics Committee of Tokushima University Hospital（No. 2404）. Five questions, comprising weight loss, exhaustion, physical activity, walking speed and grip strength, for physical frailty were asked to assess physical frailty；seven questions, comprising symptoms on mastication, swallowing, remaining teeth, saliva and tongue, were asked to assess oral frailty. All questions were evaluated on a scale of 1 to 4, with a higher score representing greater functional decline. The total score for physical frailty was lowest in the 60s and highest in the 90s for both males and females, and the score for females in their 60s was significantly lower than that for females in their 70s. On the other hand, the total score for oral frailty gradually increased with age. Scores for most questions regarding oral frailty increased with age. Especially, scores of 3 or 4 for symptoms indicating a frail condition, such as spilled food and chewing difficulty, uniformly increased until the 90s, and significant differences were found between the 50s and 60s.</p><p>　The results suggest that the important age for oral frailty might be the 50s to 60s and that an assessment of spilled food and chewing difficulty might be significant.</p>

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  • Ronen Shika Igaku

    Ronen Shika Igaku 32 (1), 33-47, 2017

    Japanese Society of Gerodontology

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