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KMID : 1142520180060010001
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Korean Journal of Clinical Dental Hygiene
2018 Volume.6 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.9
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Participation Status and Requirements in Oral Health Care Services for the Elderly in the Gyeonggi Province of Korea
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Jung Im-Hee
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Abstract
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With the development of medicine and economics, the average life span of individuals in the Korean population has been extended, and the elderly population is rapidly increasing. In such a society, various health problems are emerging in the elderly, and the importance of oral health care services is likewise increasing. However, the existing dental care services offered by the government for the elderly are one-sided approaches; therefore, they are unable to reflect the actual demands of the aging population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the participation status and related requirements of the elderly through an oral health promotion project. In this study, 200 elderly people in Seongnam (Gyeonggi province, Korea) were surveyed. The results showed that most elderly people did not recognize the existence of oral health care services; thus, their participation was very low, and there was a significant variability in the types
of health services required among the residential districts (p<0.05). In addition, there was a significant difference in the participation levels in the project according to the residential district unit, sex, and subjective social and economic status (p<0.05). These results indicate that it is necessary to consider these characteristics in promoting participation in future projects.
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KEYWORD
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Gyeonggi-do, Oral health care service, The elderly
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