Factor associated with the utilization of dentures insertion service among the elderly at Bauched District, Surin Province

Abstract

        This descriptive research study aimed to study factors associated with the utilization of dentures insertion service among the elderly.  Population in this study consisted of 4,350  the elderly which be registered in Bauched District, Surin Province, in fiscal year 2019, and the sample size calculating used Daniel formula  for  350  cases.  The systematic random sampling was determined  following  by  inclusion  and  exclusion  criteria  for  collecting data. Data collected by structured interview composed of 5 parts including, characteristics,  oral heath behavior,  quality of life,  health perception, and the utilization of dentures insertion service.                                                          In  addition  to check questionnaire  standardization , validity was checked by  3  experts  and try out testing reliability by Cronbach’s coefficient alpha about   0.948 . Data  analyzed  using  statistical as Pearson product moment correlation coefficient.                                                                                           An association analyzed found that, elderly’characteristics was associated with  the utilization of  dentures  insertion service among the elderly with  statistic  significant  level  0.05   including ; age , marital status , education, family ’ average income , care giver, permanent teeth, double teeth, respec tively.                                                                                                                                        Oral heath behavior was  associated  with  the utilization of dentures insertion  service  among  the  elderly  with  statistic significant  level  0.05 including  ; food consumption, brushing teeth and flossing, accessibility to oral  health  service , respectively. Quality  of  life  was associated with the  utilization  of  dentures  insertion  service among  the elderly with statistic significant level   0.05  including  ; physical domain, psychological domain, social   relationships , environment , respectively.  Health  perception  was associated   with  the  utilization  of  dentures insertion service among  the elderly   with  statistic  significant  level   0.05 including ;  perceived suscep tibility oral  health ,  perceived  severity oral health, perceived benefits the utilization of dentures insertion,  perceived barriers the utilization of dent ures insertion, respectively.