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Dental care utilization among caregivers who care for older adults.

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Wu, B; Luo, H; Flint, E; Qin, L
Published in: Research on aging
May 2015

The goal of this study was to investigate individual and contextual factors associated with dental care utilization by U.S. informal caregivers. The sample included all 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents who completed the caregiver module and reported providing care for 1 year or more to an individual aged ≥ 50 years or older (n = 1,196). Multiple logistic regressions were used to examine associations of caregiver and care characteristics and county-level contextual characteristics (from Area Resource File data) with two outcomes: dental visits and dental cleaning during previous year. Caregivers with health insurance coverage and higher education were more likely to use dental care; those who had lost more teeth and who were spouse caregivers were less likely to do so. Community characteristics were not correlated with caregivers' use of dental care. Our findings suggest that better access to dental care could improve dental care utilization by caregivers.

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Research on aging

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1552-7573

ISSN

0164-0275

Publication Date

May 2015

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

388 / 412

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Gerontology
  • Female
  • Dental Care
 

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Wu, B., Luo, H., Flint, E., & Qin, L. (2015). Dental care utilization among caregivers who care for older adults. Research on Aging, 37(4), 388–412. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027514537082
Wu, Bei, Huabin Luo, Elizabeth Flint, and Lu Qin. “Dental care utilization among caregivers who care for older adults.Research on Aging 37, no. 4 (May 2015): 388–412. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027514537082.
Wu B, Luo H, Flint E, Qin L. Dental care utilization among caregivers who care for older adults. Research on aging. 2015 May;37(4):388–412.
Wu, Bei, et al. “Dental care utilization among caregivers who care for older adults.Research on Aging, vol. 37, no. 4, May 2015, pp. 388–412. Epmc, doi:10.1177/0164027514537082.
Wu B, Luo H, Flint E, Qin L. Dental care utilization among caregivers who care for older adults. Research on aging. 2015 May;37(4):388–412.
Journal cover image

Published In

Research on aging

DOI

EISSN

1552-7573

ISSN

0164-0275

Publication Date

May 2015

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

388 / 412

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Gerontology
  • Female
  • Dental Care