CompletedNot Applicable

Older Adults' Experiences of Oral Rehabilitation - a Qualitative Interview Study

Sweden8 participantsStarted 2024-10-09

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to gain knowledge and understanding about older adults' experiences of comprehensive oral prosthetic rehabilitation and their life situation before, during and after the treatment. This is both to deepen the knowledge gained in an ongoing interventional study, but also to increase the understanding of how to best meet older adults' needs when planning and performing oral rehabilitation in any dental surgery.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Completed prosthetic treatment in the original study 3-13 months ago * Age 65-80 years at start of the original study * Masticatory dysfunction (Eichner's index B3-B4 or C1-C4) for original study * Mini-Mental-State-Examination-test (MMSE) score \>26 for original study Exclusion criteria for the original study: * Neuropsychological disease * Severely impaired hearing or vision * Poor knowledge of the Swedish language * Having had a stroke ≤ 6 months before inclusion No additional exclusion criteria for our study.

What they're measuring

The participants' perceived experiences

Timeframe: 3-13 months after completing the prosthetic treatment.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06783426

SponsorFolktandvården Stockholms län AB

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-05-19

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