Loneliness and its associations with oral and general health and socio-demographic factors in 80- and 90-year-old Swedes
Several oral health-related variables in addition to multiple sociodemographic and health factors are associated with self-reported loneliness. 90-year-olds reported greater loneliness than 80-year-olds and women were more affected by loneliness than men. In addition, women had more oral health-related variables associated with loneliness compared to men.
Authors
- Josefin Sannevik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-7069)
- Berit Mastrovito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4645-4625)
- Anders Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8180-5369)
- Stein Atle Lie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4374-9276)
- Ridwaan Omar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-2973)
- Ann‐Katrin Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9478-6435)
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Kuwait University (KW)
- Örebro County Council (SE)
- Region Östergötland
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07293-4
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00