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KMID : 1023420090090010091
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2009 Volume.9 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.98
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The Exploratory Research on Disability Thinking of the Geriatric Oral Health Care of Aged People Using Q Methodology
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Yoon Young-Suk
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Abstract
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The aging of Korean society is coming to the fore and its speed is unprecedented. Along with the volume rise in the population of the elderly, the rise of the elderly of means and high education stimulates the transition of our focus from "a desire of longevity" to "successful aging". The research objective is to classify groups by the different definitions of disability thinking of the geriatric oral health care. We targeted 34 aged people who live in Pusan Metropolis and analyzed the collected data and classified them into two types. The first type is the ’blunting of taste & oral pain’ which is identified as a group. The second type is the ’blunting of taste & lowering quality of life’ which is identified as a group. The common positive statements are ’There are some experiences to feel pain on and below tongue, cheek and upper palatine.’, ’There are some experiences to feel unsatisfactory life
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KEYWORD
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Geriatric oral health care, Blunting of taste, Lowering quality of life, Oral pain
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