Impact of Hospital Dentistry on Patients' Food Intake Status in Convalescent Rehabilitation Ward

  • Tomohisa Ohno
  • , Izumi Terada
  • , Akiko Nomoto
  • , Ichiro Fujishima
  • , Yasuyuki Iwasa
  • , Yoshiko Umeda
  • , Daisuke Kanamori
  • , Masako Kishima
  • , Hideo Sakaguchi
  • , Koichiro Matsuo
  • , Yasutomo Motohashi
  • , Kenichiro Ozaki
  • , Shunsuke Minakuchi

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Abstract

Background: Treating oral problems with dentist intervention during hospitalisation may improve patients' food intake status. Objectives: This study aimed to clarify whether convalescent rehabilitation ward inpatients in a hospital with hospital dentistry (HHD) had a better diet at discharge than those in a hospital without hospital dentistry (HNHD). Methods: Retrospective observational study including inpatients with dental involvement in a HHD with dentists and dental hygienists and HNHD with dental hygienist and visiting dental service between 1 March and 31 August 2022. Data included age, sex, body mass index (BMI), Functional Independent Measure (FIM) motor and cognitive, Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) score, Food Intake LEVEL Scale (FILS), whether the FILS ≥8 (indicating that patient eats also a non-texture-modified diet), remained and functional tooth numbers and speech language hearing therapist (SLHT) and dentist interventions. Comparisons between the two hospitals and factors that affected the FILS ≥8 were examined. Results: A total of 333 and 89 inpatients were included in the HHD and HNHD groups, respectively. After propensity score matching, the HHD group had a significantly higher rate of FILS ≥8, functional tooth numbers at discharge, and SLHT and dentist intervention rates. The multivariable logistic regression analysis for propensity score matching participants showed that the significant independent variables for FILS ≥8 were age, BMI, FILS, FIM motor (all at admission) and SLHT and dentist interventions. Odds ratio for dentist intervention was 14.46 (95% CI: 4.36–48.01). Conclusions: Dentists are necessary to improve patients' food intake status in convalescent rehabilitation wards.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2467-2474
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Oral Rehabilitation
Volume51
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11-2024
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Dentistry

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