TY  - JOUR
AU  - Naruishi, Koji
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/10/26
TI  - Association between Oral Frailty and Geriatric Conditions
JO  - OBM Geriatrics
SP  - 016
VL  - 02
IS  - 04
AB  - In Japan, the amount of aged hospitalized patients has been steadily increasing. Elderly people are susceptible to poor health, and the rise of elderly patients increases medical care expenses, which can cause economic strain. Therefore, it is clinically and socially important to reduce the occurrence of geriatric diseases, such as aspiration pneumonia and cognitive impairment. The daily care by family members is considered to be effective for the prevention of geriatric diseases, however, early detection of the disease risk should receive more clinical significance. If risk factors are detected early by the caregivers or their family members, relevant preventive daily care may be provided in their home before the occurrence of geriatric disease. This review article focused on oral conditions of hospitalized aged patients and examined the effects of co-existing risk factors, such as oral frailty, on geriatric conditions.
SN  - 2638-1311
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1804016
DO  - 10.21926/obm.geriatr.1804016
ID  - Naruishi2018
ER  -