Psychosocial Profiles of Older Adults by Dentition Status and Dental Utilisation History
Adverse psychosocial factors are associated with edentulism and lack of routine dental visits. Exposure to psychosocial risk and resource factors can affect oral health. Health providers should assess older adults for loneliness and other psychosocial risk factors, and policies and programmes that support older adults' psychosocial needs should be expanded.
Authors
- Tracy L. Finlayson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2457-4183)
- J. S. Preisser
- Jane A. Weintraub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7178-2028)
- Jocelyn A. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6260-0472)
- K. L. Moss
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- University of Detroit Mercy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.13040
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research