Social capital and dental service use in older Brazilians.
Gerodontology
; 40(3): 334-339, 2023 Sep.
Article
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To estimate the prevalence of dental services use and its association with social capital among Brazilian older adults.BACKGROUND:
Health inequities can be explained by the social determinants of health, which are the social, environmental, cultural and behavioural factors that directly or indirectly affect people's health. Among these determinants is social capital, that seem to affect health behaviours, such as use of dental services among older adults. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This was a cross-sectional study using baseline data from the Longitudinal Study of the Health of the Brazilian Elderly, nationally representative of people aged 50 years or older. The baseline survey was carried out between 2015 and 2016, using structured questionnaires. The dependent variable was use of dental services in the last year. The main exposure variable was social capital, assessed through two dimensions structural and cognitive. The covariates used were sex, skin colour, age, education, wealth, need for dental treatment, self-perception of oral health, tooth loss, type of dental services used, reason for dental care, smoking and alcohol consumption. Descriptive analyses and Poisson regression modelling were used.RESULTS:
The sample consisted of 9323 individuals. The prevalence of dental services use was 32.6% (95% CI 30.7-34.5). No associations were found between social capital and the use of dental services.CONCLUSION:
This study did not find an association between structural and cognitive social capital and dental services use in Brazilian older adults. Further researches using instruments with different assessments of social capital are needed.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Capital Social
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gerodontology
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil