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KMID : 0355420100340030422
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2010 Volume.34 No. 3 p.422 ~ p.429
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Effect of regular oral exercise on oral function in elderly patients with long-term care
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Lee Jee-Hye
Kwon Ho-Keun
Lee Yun-Hui
Lee Min-Ho
Lee Hee-Kyung
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for development of oral exercise for the elderly under the long-term care insurance system in Korea from December 2007 to June 2008.
Methods: Fifty three patients of a nursing facility in Ch’onan were selected to be the intervention group, and fifty two patients of a nursing facility in Geochang, Gyeongsangbuk-do were recruited to be the control group. Both groups were provided with the oral exams and oral function exams, only that the intervention group performed the oral exercise five times per week for three months.
Results: After the experiment, statistically significant differences between the two groups were observed. First, the repetitive swallowing test showed a different result between the two groups by 2.2 in the intervention group after the program while it declined by 0.1 in the control group (p＜0.01). The number of phonation showed a contrast between the two groups: an increase by 4.4 for the intervention group and a decrease by 0.2 for the control group, with adjusted baseline status (p＜0.01). Salivation was also influenced: an increase by 6.4mm from the intervention group and an increase by 0.4mm from the control group were shown (p＜0.01). The maximum opening showed an increase by 0.4cm and a decrease by 0.3cm for the intervention group and the control group, respectively, with adjusted baseline status (p＜0.01). Lastly, the right cheek ballooning function test showed a decline in capacity by 7.7% in the control group and an improvement by 22.6% in the intervention group (p＜0.05).
Conclusions: These results supported that the three-month oral exercise improves oral function amongst the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Eldery patients, Long-term care, Oral exercise, Oral function
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