Relationship between comprehensive quality of life and factors related to chewing and swallowing function among community-dwelling elderly individuals

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  • Miura Hiroko
    Area on Community Healthcare, National Institute of Public Health
  • Hara Shuichi
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
  • Morisaki Naoko
    Area on Community Healthcare, National Institute of Public Health Faculty of Nursing Science, Kindai-Himeji University
  • Yamasaki Kiyoko
    Faculty of Social Welfare, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare

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  • 地域高齢者における活力度指標と摂食・嚥下関連要因との関連性
  • チイキ コウレイシャ ニ オケル カツリョクド シヒョウ ト セッショク ・ エンシモノセキレン ヨウイン ト ノ カンレンセイ

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Aim: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between comprehensive quality of life (QOL) and some factors regarding chewing and swallowing function among community-dwelling elderly individuals.<br> Methods: The subjects were 675 independent elderly persons residing in the northern area of Miyazaki Prefecture, and we obtained the self-administered questionnaires from 545 elderly people. We used "active scale for the elderly (ASE)" and "dysphagia risk assessment for the community-dwelling elderly (DRACE)" to evaluate their comprehensive QOL and function of chewing and swallowing, respectively. Furthermore, we examined some factors such as age, gender, subjective satisfaction with diet and verbal communication.<br> Results: The score of ASE showed a significant decline with age (p<0.01) while the DRACE score increased significantly with age (p<0.01). Pearson's correlation coefficients revealed that the ASE score was significantly related to all of the factors regarding regulation of food intake. Partial correlation coefficients adjusted for age also revealed the same tendency. From the multiple regression analysis, subjective satisfaction with verbal communication, DRACE score, age and appetite were extracted as factors influencing ASE score (adjusted R2=0.43, p<0.01).<br> Conclusion: Among independent elderly persons residing in the community, the comprehensive QOL was significantly related to factors such as subjective satisfaction with verbal communication, dysphagia risk, age, and appetite.<br>

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