Research Article
Estimate of Impact on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Older Thai People by the Provision of Dentures through the Royal Project
Table 2
Intensity of oral impacts among 812 Thai older people.
| | Oral impacts | Subjects
with
impacts | Intensity | | (%) | | Very little | Little | Moderate | Severe | Very severe | | (%) |
| | Overall impacts | 297 (100) | 59 (19.7) | 60 (20.2) | 84 (28.3) | 41 (13.8) | 53 (17.8) | | Physical performances | | | | | | | | Eating | 220 (100) | 32 (14.5) | 43 (19.5) | 67 (30.5) | 38 (17.3) | 40 (18.2) | | Speaking clearly | 97 (100) | 26 (26.8) | 18 (18.6) | 31 (32.0) | 6 (6.2) | 16 (16.5) | | Cleaning mouth | 37 (100) | 7 (18.9) | 8 (21.6) | 12 (32.4) | 6 (16.2) | 4 (10.8) | | Doing light activities | 10 (100) | 2 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (60.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | | Psychological performances | | | | | | | | Sleeping and relaxing | 49 (100) | 15 (30.6) | 11 (22.4) | 13 (26.5) | 6 (12.2) | 4 (8.2) | | Smiling | 25 (100) | 3 (12.0) | 3 (12.0) | 12 (48.0) | 2 (8.0) | 5 (20.0) | | Emotional stability | 74 (100) | 14 (18.9) | 17 (23.0) | 22 (29.7) | 13 (17.6) | 8 (10.8) | | Social performances | | | | | | | | Social contact | 49 (100) | 9 (18.4) | 8 (16.3) | 19 (38.8) | 1 (2.0) | 12 (24.5) |
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