ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2024
Effect of poor oral health status at hospital admission on in-hospital outcomes of older patients with aspiration pneumonia.
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- Deteriorated oral health and function as risk factors for physical disability and mortality in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Anti-resorptive therapy for osteoporosis and oral status of geriatric inpatients: A retrospective hospital-based study.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2025Review
- Endoscopic surveillance of poor oral hygiene in vulnerable patients at pneumonia risk.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Observational
- Effect of pre-hospital living setting on nutritional intake route upon discharge in older adults with aspiration pneumonia: a prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Analysis of gene polymorphisms in patients with pulmonary infections based on next-generation sequencing technology and their prognostic predictive value.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Functional dependence predicts adverse outcomes among geriatric otolaryngology patients better than more complex risk scales: a multivariate analysis of hospitalization risks on elderly group.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Association of two novel systemic inflammatory biomarkers and frailty based on NHANES 2007-2018.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the effects of oral health status at admission on in-hospital outcomes and how it varies during hospitalization in older patients with aspiration pneumonia.
methodsThis prospective cohort study involved patients aged ≥ 65 years who were admitted to an acute care hospital with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. The patients' basic health information, length of hospital stay (LOS), and oral health assessment tool (OHAT), functional oral intake scale (FOIS), pneumonia severity index, and clinical frailty scale scores were recorded. Patients were divided into two groups based on their median OHAT scores, and intergroup changes were analyzed as a function of time. The relationship between the LOS, FOIS score upon discharge, and OHAT scores at admission was examined using multiple regression analysis.
resultsOf the 89 participants (52 were men, with a mean age of 84.8 ± 7.9 years), 75 were discharged. The patients' oral health was measured weekly for 3 weeks after the initial assessment via the OHAT, wherein the median score was 7, with a significant between-group difference. Moreover, OHAT scores improved within both groups throughout their stay. OHAT scores at admission were independently associated with the LOS (B = 5.51, P = 0.009).
conclusionPoor oral health status at admission was associated with longer hospital stays. Both the high- and low-OHAT groups showed OHAT score improvements. Oral health status is critical in preventing the onset of and treating aspiration pneumonia.
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