Affective state and acceptance of dentures in elderly patients.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relationship between the affective state and acceptance of dentures by elderly patients.


METHODS
Dental Outpatient clinics and a residential home for the elderly. Bialystok, Poland.


METHODS
Cross sectional survey of denture wearers.


METHODS
One hundred and forty one patients between the ages of 60-94.


METHODS
A semi-structured interview, which focused on the patient's self-evaluation of their affective state, and a clinical examination.


RESULTS
There was a trend for the negative affects (irritability, boredom, anger, loneliness, helplessness) to relate to denture intolerance and for the positive affects (joy, peace, usefulness) to relate to denture acceptance.


CONCLUSIONS
Anger related significantly to intolerance of upper and lower dentures. The relationship of age and gender to the acceptance of dentures in the present sample was not significant.
Golebiewska
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Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Institute of Stomatology, Bialystok, Poland.
Sierpiñska
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Namiot
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Likeman
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000339:Affect; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000786:Anger; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction