Oral health-related quality of life is associated with the prevalence and development of depressive symptoms in older Japanese individuals: The Ohasama Study.
Takashi OhiTakahisa MurakamiTakamasa KomiyamaYoshitada MiyoshiKosei EndoTakako HiratsukaMichihiro SatohKei AsayamaRyusuke InoueMasahiro KikuyaHirohito MetokiAtsushi HozawaYutaka ImaiMakoto WatanabeTakayoshi OhkuboYoshinori HattoriPublished in: Gerodontology (2021)
Impaired OHRQoL was identified as a potential comorbidity of depressive symptoms and a predictor for depressive disorder later in life. OHRQoL may be a useful clinical outcome for elder patients with regard to their mental and oral health.