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KMID : 1020220130130030377
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2013 Volume.13 No. 3 p.377 ~ p.385
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The associations between dietary behavior and subjective measurements of serious dental diseases in nursing home staff
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Shim Youn-Soo
An So-Youn
Park So-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine the associations between dietary behaviour and subjective measurements of dental caries and periodontal disease in a cohort of nursing home staff.
Methods: A self-reported survey was carried out in 280 nursing home staff in Jeollabukdo Province, Korea. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS Version 19.0 program. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the effects of dietary behavior and food intake on subjective measurements of the two serious dental diseases.
Results: The irregular meal tended to increase dietary imbalance and periodontal diseases in the nursing staff. For example, it had influences on the imbalance of sugar, vegetable, and safood intake.
Conclusions: It is important to take regular meal because irregular eating behavior tended to increase dietary imbalance and periodontal diseases in the nursing staff.
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KEYWORD
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dental caries, dietary behaviour, food intake, periodontal disease
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