1Demonstrator of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
2Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
3Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Abstract
Abstract Background: Edentulism is a public oral issue which negatively impacts chewing and diet quality among elderly. Aim: Assess chewing ability and diet quality among elderly. Research design: Descriptive research design was used. Setting: This research was conducted at outpatients' clinics of Qena University Hospitals and outpatients' clinics of removable prosthesis at Faculty of Dentistry, South Valley University. Sample: A purposive sample of 250 edentulous elderly. Tools: three tools have been used: Tool (I) socio-demographic characteristics. Tool (II): Chewing Function Questionnaire. Tool (III): Diet Quality Index-International. Results: The age of elderly participants mean± SD was 67.30 ± 2.34, wearing denture improve chewing ability especially elderly with partial tooth loss and a significant strong negative correlation was found between the chewing problems and diet quality (r = -0.670, p = 0.001). Conclusion: Increase chewing difficulties among non-denture wearers edentulous elderly which significantly impact diet quality. Recommendations: The current study recommended designing of health education program for elderly about use denture well and improve diet quality.
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