frailty
Conditions
Interventions
Perform oral exercises in the specified manner and at the specified frequency for 3 months.
oral exercises
Sponsors
Manabu Morita
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet all of the following criteria are eligible 1) Age of 60 years or older at the time of obtaining consent 2) Patients who have no experience in performing oral exercises. 3) Outpatients of the Department of Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital. 4) Patients who have received sufficient explanations about participation in this study and have given written consent of their own free will with full understanding.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who violate any of the following will not be included in this study 1) Patients who are unable to walk independently 2) Patients who are unable to respond to the questionnaire survey. 3) Other patients who are judged inappropriate as research subjects by the principal investigators and sub-investigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| frailty (Japanese version of Cardiovascular Health Study index) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sarcopenia (musculoskeletal muscle mass) Nutritional status (mini nutritional status assessment) Oral function (number of bacteria on tongue, oral wetness, bite strength, tongue pressure, masticatory function, tongue/lip movement function, swallowing function) Number of teeth: number of teeth present, number of functional teeth Periodontal status: periodontal pocket depth, bleeding during probing Mental/psychological status (Geriatric Depression Rating Scale) Social frailty index (Makizako's index) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactTakeuchi Noriko
Okayama University hospital
Outcome results
None listed