Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an oral function training program and indicators of oral health status on improvements in physical performance induced by physical function training in dependent older adults. The participants were 131 potentially dependent older adults (age: ≥65 years) wh...

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Autores principales:	Masataka Sasajima, Akihiro Yoshihara, Ayuko Odajima
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	physical function oral function training balance ability oral diadochokinesis Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2ae1ebf5b86d404cbd0cfab94fc85a902021-11-11T16:28:48ZEffects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults10.3390/ijerph1821113481660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/2ae1ebf5b86d404cbd0cfab94fc85a902021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11348https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an oral function training program and indicators of oral health status on improvements in physical performance induced by physical function training in dependent older adults. The participants were 131 potentially dependent older adults (age: ≥65 years) who were randomly divided into two groups: an oral intervention and a control group. All participants underwent physical function training, but only the intervention group took part in the oral function training program. In total, 106 participants completed all of the survey components (60 and 46 participants from the intervention and control groups, respectively). The measures of physical fitness examined included the one-leg standing time with eyes open (OLST) and the timed up and go test (TUG). Logistic regression analyses were carried out to determine the effects of the oral function intervention and health status on physical fitness. The results revealed that the oral function intervention significantly improved OLST and TUG times. These findings suggest that evaluations of oral health status and interventions aimed at activating oral functions are associated with improvements in physical fitness among potentially dependent older adults.Masataka SasajimaAkihiro YoshiharaAyuko OdajimaMDPI AGarticlephysical functionoral function trainingbalance abilityoral diadochokinesisMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11348, p 11348 (2021)
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spellingShingle	physical function oral function training balance ability oral diadochokinesis Medicine R Masataka Sasajima Akihiro Yoshihara Ayuko Odajima Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults
description	This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an oral function training program and indicators of oral health status on improvements in physical performance induced by physical function training in dependent older adults. The participants were 131 potentially dependent older adults (age: ≥65 years) who were randomly divided into two groups: an oral intervention and a control group. All participants underwent physical function training, but only the intervention group took part in the oral function training program. In total, 106 participants completed all of the survey components (60 and 46 participants from the intervention and control groups, respectively). The measures of physical fitness examined included the one-leg standing time with eyes open (OLST) and the timed up and go test (TUG). Logistic regression analyses were carried out to determine the effects of the oral function intervention and health status on physical fitness. The results revealed that the oral function intervention significantly improved OLST and TUG times. These findings suggest that evaluations of oral health status and interventions aimed at activating oral functions are associated with improvements in physical fitness among potentially dependent older adults.
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author	Masataka Sasajima Akihiro Yoshihara Ayuko Odajima
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title	Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults
title_short	Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults
title_full	Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults
title_fullStr	Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults
title_sort	effects of oral function training and oral health status on physical performance in potentially dependent older adults
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2ae1ebf5b86d404cbd0cfab94fc85a90
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Effects of Oral Function Training and Oral Health Status on Physical Performance in Potentially Dependent Older Adults

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