2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The intervention study to investigate influence of improvement in masticatory ability on general health condition and medical cost in older adults
| Project/Area Number |
22592357
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social dentistry
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Public Health |
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Principal Investigator |
MORIYA Shingo 国立保健医療科学院, 生涯健康研究部, 上席主任研究官 (70344520)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MIURA Hiroko 国立保健医療科学院, 地域医療システム研究分野, 統括研究官 (10183625)
KOSHINO Hisashi 北海道医療大学, 歯学部・咬合再建補綴学分野, 教授 (90186669)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 高齢者 / 咀嚼能力 / 栄養状態 / 体力 / ADL / 医療費 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of present study was to investigate relationships between general health, medical costs, and oral conditions in community-dwelling older adults. Masticatory ability was significantly and positively associated with nutritional status and physical performance. Improvement in masticatory ability may contribute to improving balance. Impairment in masticatory ability was also associated with higher costs of hospitalization. These findings suggest that masticatory ability may be associated with general condition and medical costs in community-dwelling older adults.
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