A. Singh, Naresh Kumar, Shreya Singh, A. Pandey, V. Verma
Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a benign lesion similar to an ossifying fibroma, although more aggressive and of earlier onset. Clinically, it is a slowly growing asymptomatic swelling causing facial asymmetry, but the tumor can progress to a considerable size. Nonaggressive tumors can be managed conservatively, but aggressive lesions may require salvage procedures to prevent recurrence. We present a case of 3-year-old boy with slow growing, firm, nontender swelling of left lower jaw region. The nodular mass obliterated the buccal vestibular region and led to difficulty in mastication and speech. The tumor was treated by en bloc excision through intraoral mandibular vestibular approach.
{"title":"Juvenile ossifying fibroma of the mandible: A case report and review","authors":"A. Singh, Naresh Kumar, Shreya Singh, A. Pandey, V. Verma","doi":"10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_26_17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_26_17","url":null,"abstract":"Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a benign lesion similar to an ossifying fibroma, although more aggressive and of earlier onset. Clinically, it is a slowly growing asymptomatic swelling causing facial asymmetry, but the tumor can progress to a considerable size. Nonaggressive tumors can be managed conservatively, but aggressive lesions may require salvage procedures to prevent recurrence. We present a case of 3-year-old boy with slow growing, firm, nontender swelling of left lower jaw region. The nodular mass obliterated the buccal vestibular region and led to difficulty in mastication and speech. The tumor was treated by en bloc excision through intraoral mandibular vestibular approach.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"7 1","pages":"34 - 37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44639323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Context: In Nepal, Senior citizens are the people who are 60 years and above as defined by the senior citizen act 2063. According to the 2011 census of Nepal, there were 2.1 million elderly inhabitants which constituted 8.1% of total population of Nepal. Aim: To assess the oral health status and treatment needs of institutionalized elderly people. Objectives: To assess the periodontal status, prosthetic status, and prosthetic needs and to compare community periodontal index and the loss of attachment (LOA) with age and gender. Setting and Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in six different old age homes of Kathmandu district. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among 200 elderly living in six old age homes of Kathmandu district after obtaining consent from the concerned authorities. The clinical findings were recorded using the World Health Organization Oral Health Assessment Form 1997. SPSS version 20 software was used for data analysis and P ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 200 elderly examined, 69 (34.5%) were male and 131 (65.5%) were female. During probing, calculus was detected among 37.5% of people. The highest prevalence of LOA 4–5 mm was found among 40.5% of people. The prosthetic need was 83%, of which 20% required complete denture, 63% required partial denture. On applying Chi-square test, LOA score was found to be statistically significant between male and female (P = 0.015). Conclusion: The oral health status of the institutionalized elderly was found to be poor.
背景:在尼泊尔，老年公民是根据《2063年老年公民法》定义的60岁及以上的人。根据2011年尼泊尔人口普查，尼泊尔有210万老年居民，占尼泊尔总人口的8.1%。目的:了解机构老年人口腔健康状况及治疗需求。目的:评估牙周状况、修复体状况和修复体需求，并比较不同年龄和性别的社区牙周指数和附着丧失(LOA)。设置和设计:横断面研究在加德满都地区的六个不同的养老院进行。材料与方法:本研究在征得有关当局同意后，对加德满都地区六所养老院的200名老年人进行了研究。临床结果采用1997年世界卫生组织口腔健康评估表进行记录。采用SPSS version 20软件进行数据分析，以P≤0.05为差异有统计学意义。结果:200例老年人中，男性69例(34.5%)，女性131例(65.5%)。在探牙过程中，有37.5%的人被检出结石。40.5%的人群中LOA患病率最高，为4-5 mm。义齿需要量为83%，其中20%需要量为全义齿，63%需要量为局部义齿。经卡方检验，男女之间的LOA评分差异有统计学意义(P = 0.015)。结论:机构老年人口腔健康状况较差。
{"title":"Institutionalized elderly people oral health status and treatment needs assessment in kathmandu district","authors":"Sunita Khanal, R. Bhattarai, G. Rao, S. Shrestha","doi":"10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_5_17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_5_17","url":null,"abstract":"Context: In Nepal, Senior citizens are the people who are 60 years and above as defined by the senior citizen act 2063. According to the 2011 census of Nepal, there were 2.1 million elderly inhabitants which constituted 8.1% of total population of Nepal. Aim: To assess the oral health status and treatment needs of institutionalized elderly people. Objectives: To assess the periodontal status, prosthetic status, and prosthetic needs and to compare community periodontal index and the loss of attachment (LOA) with age and gender. Setting and Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in six different old age homes of Kathmandu district. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among 200 elderly living in six old age homes of Kathmandu district after obtaining consent from the concerned authorities. The clinical findings were recorded using the World Health Organization Oral Health Assessment Form 1997. SPSS version 20 software was used for data analysis and P ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 200 elderly examined, 69 (34.5%) were male and 131 (65.5%) were female. During probing, calculus was detected among 37.5% of people. The highest prevalence of LOA 4–5 mm was found among 40.5% of people. The prosthetic need was 83%, of which 20% required complete denture, 63% required partial denture. On applying Chi-square test, LOA score was found to be statistically significant between male and female (P = 0.015). Conclusion: The oral health status of the institutionalized elderly was found to be poor.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"7 1","pages":"8 - 12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44150733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anurag Satpathy, Rohina Shamim, Rashmita Nayak, E. .. Rao, S. Panigrahi, Ruby Nanda
Background: Assessment of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is gaining importance. However, there is unavailability of such a tool in the linguistically and culturally different settings such as that of Odisha. The aim of this study was derivation and validation of Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) for Odia-speaking adults. Methods: The OHIP-14 questionnaire was translated into the Odia language conforming to the standard cross-cultural translation methodology. The tool was validated and used for estimating the quality of life in 150 dental patients (36.31 ± 11.57 years; 77 males and 73 females). The internal consistency for reliability was measured using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity of the instrument was checked with self-reported oral health and oral hygiene index scores. Results: Cronbach's alpha for the Odia version of the OHIP-14 was 0.862. The corrected item-total correlation coefficients ranged from 0.316 (functional limitation) to 0.674 (handicap). It was observed that patients with good self-perceived oral health had significantly lower OHIP-14od scores and those with poor oral hygiene had significantly greater OHIP-14od scores. Conclusion: Despite cultural variations, the translated Odia version of the OHIP-14 questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the OHRQoL in the Odia-speaking adult population.
{"title":"Derivation and validation of oral health impact profile-14 for odia-speaking adults","authors":"Anurag Satpathy, Rohina Shamim, Rashmita Nayak, E. .. Rao, S. Panigrahi, Ruby Nanda","doi":"10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_44_16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_44_16","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Assessment of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is gaining importance. However, there is unavailability of such a tool in the linguistically and culturally different settings such as that of Odisha. The aim of this study was derivation and validation of Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) for Odia-speaking adults. Methods: The OHIP-14 questionnaire was translated into the Odia language conforming to the standard cross-cultural translation methodology. The tool was validated and used for estimating the quality of life in 150 dental patients (36.31 ± 11.57 years; 77 males and 73 females). The internal consistency for reliability was measured using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity of the instrument was checked with self-reported oral health and oral hygiene index scores. Results: Cronbach's alpha for the Odia version of the OHIP-14 was 0.862. The corrected item-total correlation coefficients ranged from 0.316 (functional limitation) to 0.674 (handicap). It was observed that patients with good self-perceived oral health had significantly lower OHIP-14od scores and those with poor oral hygiene had significantly greater OHIP-14od scores. Conclusion: Despite cultural variations, the translated Odia version of the OHIP-14 questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the OHRQoL in the Odia-speaking adult population.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"89 1","pages":"3 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70787879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral health care in pregnancy is a critical issue which needs to be addressed by the patient, gynecologist and dentist. There are hormonal changes which occur during the pregnancy and leads to changes in oral flora making the oral cavity more susceptible to oral infections and inflammation. Timely referral by the gynecologist to the dentist can minimize the oral health issues related to pregnancy. Patient education and oral prophylaxis are beneficial for both the patient and fetal care. This case report highlights pregnancy tumor in the second trimester of pregnancy which was excised after parturition due to its persistence.
{"title":"Oral pregnancy tumor","authors":"S. Nisha, A. Shivamallu, U. Hedge","doi":"10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_18_17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_18_17","url":null,"abstract":"Oral health care in pregnancy is a critical issue which needs to be addressed by the patient, gynecologist and dentist. There are hormonal changes which occur during the pregnancy and leads to changes in oral flora making the oral cavity more susceptible to oral infections and inflammation. Timely referral by the gynecologist to the dentist can minimize the oral health issues related to pregnancy. Patient education and oral prophylaxis are beneficial for both the patient and fetal care. This case report highlights pregnancy tumor in the second trimester of pregnancy which was excised after parturition due to its persistence.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"7 1","pages":"47 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70788305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-07-01DOI: 10.4103/2277-4696.219980
R. Braimah, O. Soyele, S. Aregbesola, M. Rasheed
Background: Orofacial tumors are tumors that can affect any tissue in the oral and maxillofacial region. They constitute a major health problem in Africa because of late presentation. Aim: This was a retrospective study designed to determine the pattern of histologically diagnosed orofacial tumor and those actually managed. Materials and Methods: The department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology of a University Teaching Hospital in South West Nigeria. Histological diagnoses file and theater register booklet was retrieved from 2010 to 2014. Age, sex, diagnosis, and occupation of the patients were extracted. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16 (SPSS 16 Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results were presented as descriptive frequencies (%). The value of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Of the 188 data analyzed, 98 (52.1%) were females, whereas 90 (47.9%) were males with male: female ratio 1:1.08. Age groups 21–30 and 31–40 constitute the highest age group with tumor presentation (41 [21.8%]). Most of the patients were traders (62 [33%]). Plexiform ameloblastoma was the most common benign tumor (23 [12.2%]), whereas moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma was the most common malignant tumor (9 [4.8%]). Only 58 (30.9%) were treated while 91 (48.4%) were not treated and only 39 (20.7%) were referred. Conclusion: Ameloblastoma was the most common odontogenic tumor while moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma was the most common malignant lesion. Most of the diagnosed tumors were not treated and reason is due to low financial status of the patients. Negligence on the part of patient could also be a contributing factor.
{"title":"Pattern of histologically diagnosed orofacial tumor and disparity in number managed in a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital: A 5 years review","authors":"R. Braimah, O. Soyele, S. Aregbesola, M. Rasheed","doi":"10.4103/2277-4696.219980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2277-4696.219980","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Orofacial tumors are tumors that can affect any tissue in the oral and maxillofacial region. They constitute a major health problem in Africa because of late presentation. Aim: This was a retrospective study designed to determine the pattern of histologically diagnosed orofacial tumor and those actually managed. Materials and Methods: The department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology of a University Teaching Hospital in South West Nigeria. Histological diagnoses file and theater register booklet was retrieved from 2010 to 2014. Age, sex, diagnosis, and occupation of the patients were extracted. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16 (SPSS 16 Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results were presented as descriptive frequencies (%). The value of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Of the 188 data analyzed, 98 (52.1%) were females, whereas 90 (47.9%) were males with male: female ratio 1:1.08. Age groups 21–30 and 31–40 constitute the highest age group with tumor presentation (41 [21.8%]). Most of the patients were traders (62 [33%]). Plexiform ameloblastoma was the most common benign tumor (23 [12.2%]), whereas moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma was the most common malignant tumor (9 [4.8%]). Only 58 (30.9%) were treated while 91 (48.4%) were not treated and only 39 (20.7%) were referred. Conclusion: Ameloblastoma was the most common odontogenic tumor while moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma was the most common malignant lesion. Most of the diagnosed tumors were not treated and reason is due to low financial status of the patients. Negligence on the part of patient could also be a contributing factor.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"60 - 64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42691781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Defects in the maxillary jaw can be congenital, developmental, acquired, traumatic or surgical involving the oral cavity and related anatomic structure. Absence or loss of some or all of the soft palate and / or hard palate results in insufficient structure or altered function of the remaining tissues. Defects can cause disruption of articulation and airflow during speech production and also nasal reflux during deglutition. Patients after surgical resection have altered anatomy due to scaring, tissue contracture, lack of bony support and tissue edema. These patients have problem of regurgitation of water and food through nose and difficulty in speech. These changes require the fabrication of prosthesis and also sometimes repeated prosthesis adjustments to confirm to the soft tissue changes. To prevent this and to help the patient in deglutition and speech defects must be restored with prosthesis. In such situation an obturator is designed to close the opening between the residual hard and / or soft palate and the pharynx. The prosthesis provided for these patients are called as obturators. An obturator is a prosthesis which is fabricated for the patients with the palatal defects in the form of cleft lip and palate, oroantral fistula or surgical resection after removable of pathology like tumor or cancer. This review article will highlight on the Prosthetic Rehabilitation of the maxillary defects and the types of obturators.
{"title":"Maxillary obturator","authors":"A. Bhandari","doi":"10.4103/jdas.jdas_25_17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jdas.jdas_25_17","url":null,"abstract":"Defects in the maxillary jaw can be congenital, developmental, acquired, traumatic or surgical involving the oral cavity and related anatomic structure. Absence or loss of some or all of the soft palate and / or hard palate results in insufficient structure or altered function of the remaining tissues. Defects can cause disruption of articulation and airflow during speech production and also nasal reflux during deglutition. Patients after surgical resection have altered anatomy due to scaring, tissue contracture, lack of bony support and tissue edema. These patients have problem of regurgitation of water and food through nose and difficulty in speech. These changes require the fabrication of prosthesis and also sometimes repeated prosthesis adjustments to confirm to the soft tissue changes. To prevent this and to help the patient in deglutition and speech defects must be restored with prosthesis. In such situation an obturator is designed to close the opening between the residual hard and / or soft palate and the pharynx. The prosthesis provided for these patients are called as obturators. An obturator is a prosthesis which is fabricated for the patients with the palatal defects in the form of cleft lip and palate, oroantral fistula or surgical resection after removable of pathology like tumor or cancer. This review article will highlight on the Prosthetic Rehabilitation of the maxillary defects and the types of obturators.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"78 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43097238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Progress in understanding the role of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in craniofacial and tooth development, the demonstration of stem cells in dental pulp, and accumulating knowledge on biomaterial scaffolds have set the stage for tissue engineering and regenerative therapy of the craniofacial complex. Furthermore, the recent approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Rockville, MD, USA) of recombinant human BMPs for accelerating bone fusion in slow-healing fractures indicates that this protein family may prove useful in designing regenerative treatments in dental applications. In the near term, these advances are likely to be applied to endodontics and periodontal surgery; ultimately, they may facilitate approaches to regenerating whole teeth for use in tooth replacement. Early on, scientists focused on creating a suitable environment that favored the innate potential for regeneration. However, complex clinical protocols and extended treatments, in addition to inconsistent results, often brought treatment protocols out of favor. Predictable outcomes and minimally invasive protocols have become fundamental to clinicians and patients. Thus, novel regenerative concepts with improved or superior outcomes, predictability, and minimally invasive protocols are being developed and considered.
{"title":"Bone morphogenetic proteins in periodontal tissue regeneration","authors":"Suryakanth Malgikar, Uttam Akula","doi":"10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_50_16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_50_16","url":null,"abstract":"Progress in understanding the role of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in craniofacial and tooth development, the demonstration of stem cells in dental pulp, and accumulating knowledge on biomaterial scaffolds have set the stage for tissue engineering and regenerative therapy of the craniofacial complex. Furthermore, the recent approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Rockville, MD, USA) of recombinant human BMPs for accelerating bone fusion in slow-healing fractures indicates that this protein family may prove useful in designing regenerative treatments in dental applications. In the near term, these advances are likely to be applied to endodontics and periodontal surgery; ultimately, they may facilitate approaches to regenerating whole teeth for use in tooth replacement. Early on, scientists focused on creating a suitable environment that favored the innate potential for regeneration. However, complex clinical protocols and extended treatments, in addition to inconsistent results, often brought treatment protocols out of favor. Predictable outcomes and minimally invasive protocols have become fundamental to clinicians and patients. Thus, novel regenerative concepts with improved or superior outcomes, predictability, and minimally invasive protocols are being developed and considered.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"74 - 77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48496747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as Pindborg's tumor, is a rare benign odontogenic tumor of locally aggressive behavior. The most frequent location is the mandibular premolar and molar area; less frequently, the lesion is found in the maxilla, typically in the fourth to fifth decades. It usually starts as a painless swelling and is often concurrent with an impacted tooth. A case of CEOT in a 21-year-old male showed up in the right body of the mandible and ramus region was described. Clinical, radiological, histopathological features and treatment were discussed. This tumor was managed by surgical removal and reconstruct of the mandible using a reconstruction plate. The case was followed up for 3 months postoperatively.
{"title":"Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (Pindborg's tumor)","authors":"Zafin Karabit, J. Kassis, Marcel Mukdad","doi":"10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_7_17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JDAS.JDAS_7_17","url":null,"abstract":"Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as Pindborg's tumor, is a rare benign odontogenic tumor of locally aggressive behavior. The most frequent location is the mandibular premolar and molar area; less frequently, the lesion is found in the maxilla, typically in the fourth to fifth decades. It usually starts as a painless swelling and is often concurrent with an impacted tooth. A case of CEOT in a 21-year-old male showed up in the right body of the mandible and ramus region was described. Clinical, radiological, histopathological features and treatment were discussed. This tumor was managed by surgical removal and reconstruct of the mandible using a reconstruction plate. The case was followed up for 3 months postoperatively.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"88 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43280327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-07-01DOI: 10.4103/2277-4696.219976
Parveen Singh, R. Gupta, Rayaz Jan, T. Shora, S. Raina
Background: Aging is associated with both physical impairment and functional disability. One of the areas of concerns is a derangement in the activities of daily living (ADL) where the elderly people are unable to perform their basic personal care tasks. The present study was planned with the aim to evaluate functional impairment among rural elderly using ADL scale. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted as a cross-sectional population-based survey using multistage randomized sampling technique from August 2015 to October 2015 in Miran Sahib Health Zone of R S Pura health block in Jammu District in North-West India. The study involved 418 elderly individuals above 60 years of age. Results: A higher proportion of elderly (378/418; 90.43%) were classified as functionally independent. Among the study participants 9.54% (40/418) were found to have some had some impairment. Among the elderly impaired individuals, 5.26% (22/418) were moderately impaired while 2.64% (11/418) were severely impaired. However, importantly only a small proportion (7/418; 1.67%) of elderly individuals was completely dependent on others. Conclusion: The total impairment prevalence reported among the geriatrics in the current study was 9.5%. With the increase in the geriatric population expected in near future, this number will be significant. Policies with a clear focus on geriatric health-care need to be developed to reduce the dependency among elderly.
背景:衰老与身体损伤和功能障碍有关。其中一个值得关注的领域是日常生活活动(ADL)的紊乱，老年人无法执行基本的个人护理任务。本研究拟采用ADL量表对农村老年人的功能障碍进行评价。材料与方法:本研究于2015年8月至2015年10月在印度西北部查谟地区R S Pura卫生街区Miran Sahib卫生区采用多阶段随机抽样技术进行横断面人口调查。这项研究涉及418名60岁以上的老年人。结果:老年人比例较高(378/418;90.43%)为功能独立。在研究参与者中，9.54%(40/418)被发现有一些损伤。在老年受损人群中，5.26%(22/418)为中度受损，2.64%(11/418)为重度受损。然而，重要的是，只有一小部分(7/418;1.67%)的老年人完全依赖他人。结论:当前研究中报告的老年痴呆患病率为9.5%。随着预计在不久的将来老年人口的增加，这一数字将是显著的。需要制定明确侧重于老年保健的政策，以减少老年人的依赖性。
{"title":"Assessing the functional disability of rural elderly population from North-West India using activity of daily living scale: A cross-sectional survey","authors":"Parveen Singh, R. Gupta, Rayaz Jan, T. Shora, S. Raina","doi":"10.4103/2277-4696.219976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2277-4696.219976","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Aging is associated with both physical impairment and functional disability. One of the areas of concerns is a derangement in the activities of daily living (ADL) where the elderly people are unable to perform their basic personal care tasks. The present study was planned with the aim to evaluate functional impairment among rural elderly using ADL scale. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted as a cross-sectional population-based survey using multistage randomized sampling technique from August 2015 to October 2015 in Miran Sahib Health Zone of R S Pura health block in Jammu District in North-West India. The study involved 418 elderly individuals above 60 years of age. Results: A higher proportion of elderly (378/418; 90.43%) were classified as functionally independent. Among the study participants 9.54% (40/418) were found to have some had some impairment. Among the elderly impaired individuals, 5.26% (22/418) were moderately impaired while 2.64% (11/418) were severely impaired. However, importantly only a small proportion (7/418; 1.67%) of elderly individuals was completely dependent on others. Conclusion: The total impairment prevalence reported among the geriatrics in the current study was 9.5%. With the increase in the geriatric population expected in near future, this number will be significant. Policies with a clear focus on geriatric health-care need to be developed to reduce the dependency among elderly.","PeriodicalId":31360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"56 - 59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49002121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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