title: Periodontal status and oral health-related quality of life in elderly residents of aged care homes in Delhi.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to explore the associations between clinical periodontal findings and oral health-related quality of life in elderly people residing in the aged care homes of Delhi, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was carried out among 500 residents of aged care homes across Delhi. Data were collected by carrying out clinical oral examinations and by filling a self-administered questionnaire. Oral health-related quality of life was assessed by a pretested Hindi version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-Hi). Periodontal status was assessed using the Community Periodontal Index - CPI, and loss of attachment and tooth mobility was assessed using a modified Miller's index.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of a total of 500 participants, 221 (44.20%) were men and 279 (55.80%) were women The mean additive score GOHAI score was 41.57 ± 6.07 and the mean number of negative impacts or mean simple count GOHAI score was 6.27 ± 1.54. Mean GOHAI scores were significantly higher among men than women, and were found to be decreasing continuously with the increasing age categories. Tooth mobility and loss of attachment scores were found to be significantly associated with oral health-related quality of life, whereas Community Periodontal Index scores showed a negative correlation with it.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The geriatric population, especially those in aged care homes, is a special need group because of their inability to access dental care rather than some particular feature of their oral or general health The findings of the present study point to a need to improve access to oral healthcare for this elderly population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research, Faridabad, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rekhi
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research, Faridabad, India.
authors.forename: Charu Mohan
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Marya
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research, Faridabad, India.
authors.forename: Sukhvinder Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Oberoi
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research, Faridabad, India.
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research, Faridabad, India.
authors.forename: Chandan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research, Faridabad, India.
authors.forename: Sakshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kataria
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Community Periodontal Index; Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index; loss of attachment; oral health-related quality of life; tooth mobility