Association between social networks and oral frailty among community-dwelling elderlies in islands in Japan
Description: The aim of this study was to evaluate influence of social environment including social networks on maximum tongue pressure as an important oral function among all elderly residents of communities in islands in Japan.This study provides a basis for prevention of oral frailty, including distributions of high/low maximum tongue pressure and social network sizes in the residents, and epidemiological evidence of association of the two.In this study population, size of social network and frequency of making voice in daily life would be important factors for stronger maximum tongue pressure. The result of the study suggests the importance of social networks and daily behavior for maintaining oral function, which would raise awareness about various way to prevent oral frailty and subsequent dysphagia/aspiration pneumonia. Future studies could examine causal relationships and generalizability of the associations should be examined in future studies.
Amount: ¥11,050,000
Funding type: fellowship
Funder scheme: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
Start date: 2016-04-01
End date: 2019-03-31
Investigator: Mako Nagayoshi
Institution: National Institute of Public Health(2018)Nagasaki University(2016-2017)
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 33
Funder award ID: 16H06240
OpenAlex ID: G6549767484