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Purpose: This study conducted a survey on the elderly with physical debilities, who are in a medically vulnerable social class, to examine closely their demo-sociological characteristics, unmet needs, dental states, and living qualities and satisfaction levels relating to oral health and social supports to them, and also to prepare the basis for effective public medical policies and health improvement programs aimed at improving the quality of life for the elderly with physical debilities. Methods: Twenty-two elderly care facilities within Jeju Special Self-Government Province participated in the survey. Between 11 January and 5 March 2010, a total of 250 elderly persons(65 and over) with physical debilities were interviewed and their dental health was checked. Results: The results of the survey are as follows. The need for social support for dental care of the elderly with physical debilities was high in the medical institution-supported service (49.6%). The unmet needs for physical care were high in bathing (49.6%) and using public transportation (71.6%). More than half of these surveyed had ten or fewer teeth. The survey found that 31.6% of the participants experienced problems eating, due to poor dental health. Concerning quality of life, 30.5% of those surveyed experienced physical pain. Conclusion: In summary, the ages of the survey participants directly relates to the degree of behavioral debility experienced. The more debility a participant exhibits, the greater is the need for social support and dental care. The dental health of a participant directly relates to a higher quality of life. Good dental health of a participant translate to better quality of life. In light of the fact that the elderly with physical debilities suffer from a lack of accessibility to medical care and worse oral health than do other elderly persons, it is essential to increase accessibility to medical institutions that can provide such services as door to door dental care. Current insurance policies, funding for denture insurance, and free denture and denture-upgrade programs desperately need to be expanded. Therefore, to improve effectively the quality of life for the elderly with physical debilities civil dental medical resources should be encouraged to provide inclusive and prevention-focused medical care. In the public domain door to door dental care services and cooperation with civil dental care resources need to be improved to increase impartial accessibility to dental medical institutions

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[Abstract]
 Ⅰ. 서론
 Ⅱ. 연구 방법
  1. 연구 대상 및 자료 수집
  2. 자료 분석 방법
 Ⅲ. 결과
  1. 거동불편노인들의 일반적 특성
  2. 거동불편노인들의구강건강관련사회적지원필요도
  3. 거동불편노인들의 ADL과 IADL수발에 대한 미충족 수요
  4. 거동불편노인들의 구강상태
  5. 거동불편노인들의 구강건강 관련 삶의 질
  6. 거동불편노인들의 삶의 만족도
  7. 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인
 Ⅳ. 고찰
 Ⅴ. 결론
 참고문헌

키워드

저자

• 박남규 [ Nam-Gyu Park | 제주관광대학교 치기공과 ]
• 김한곤 [ Han-Gon Kim | 영남대학교 문과대학 사회학과 ]
• 김진아 [ Jin-A Kim | 제주관광대학 치위생과 ]

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  대한치과기공학회지 [THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGY]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1229-3954

• eISSN

  2288-5218

• 수록기간

  1979~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 515 DDC 617