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Table 3 Demographics and GOHAI results of residents from facilities with and without access to the integrated oral health model

From: An integrated oral health program for rural residential aged care facilities: a mixed methods comparative study

 

With Integrated Model

Without Integrated model

Total

Gender

 Male

2 (29%)

8 (40%)

10 (37%)

 Female

5 (71%)

12 (60%)

17 (63%)

Time at RACF (Average)

2.3 Years

3 years

 

Smoking Habit

 Never Smoked

3 (43%)

11 (55%)

14 (52%)

 Current, or former

4 (57%)

9 (45%)

13 (48%)

Education

 No formal qualification

3 (43%)

10 (50%)

13 (48%)

 Completed a School Certificate

3 (43%)

7 (35%)

10 (37%)

 Tertiary education or apprenticeship

1 (14%)

3 (15%)

4 (15%)

Dentures

 With

4 (57%)

16 (80%)

20 (74%)

 Without

3 (43%)

4 (20%)

7 (26%)

GOHAI Scores

 Mean

50.6 ± 5.1

51 ± 5

51 ± 4.9

 With High OHQoL (≥57)

0

2 (10%)

2 (7%)

 With Average OHQoL (≥51- ≤ 56)

4 (57%)

10 (50%)

14 (52%)

 With Poor OHQoL-(≤ 50)

3 (43%)

8 (40%)

11 (40%)