Oral Health and Undernutrition in the Frail Elderly Persons

• DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1546-6
• Publication Date: 2020-12-22T04:04:21Z
• Authors: Lucie Rapp; S. Sourdet; M.-H. Lacoste-Ferré
• Keywords: Geriatric Depression Scale; Depression

Although many studies associate a poor state of oral health with the risk undernutrition in both autonomous and dependent elderly, very few them consider frail elderly person. However, identification is one major issues modern geriatrics. It at this stage that preventive strategies are most effective against risks dependency. The main objective our study to explore nature association between patient, identify associated factors.