Social capital and self‐reported oral health at baseline of the brazilian longitudinal study of aging

Objectives This cross‐sectional study aimed to estimate the association between the structural and cognitive dimensions of social capital and self‐reported oral health. Methods This study conducted individual assessments of 9,365 individuals aged 50 years or older from Brazil. Four individual variab...

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Published inCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiology Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 249 - 255
Main Authors Amaral Júnior, Orlando Luiz, Menegazzo, Gabriele Rissotto, Fagundes, Maria Laura Braccini, Campagnol, Patrícia Bastianello, Giordani, Jessye Melgarejo do Amaral
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2021
Subjects
Aging
Cognitive ability
Dentistry
Longitudinal studies
oral health
Oral hygiene
Regression analysis
Social capital
social participation
social support
Brazil
social support
social capital
oral health
social participation
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Summary:Objectives This cross‐sectional study aimed to estimate the association between the structural and cognitive dimensions of social capital and self‐reported oral health. Methods This study conducted individual assessments of 9,365 individuals aged 50 years or older from Brazil. Four individual variables based on structural and cognitive dimensions of social capital were assessed. We used hierarchical Poisson regression models to estimate the prevalence ratio of self‐reported oral health with individual structural and cognitive social capital variables adjusted for associated factors. Results Cognitive social capital was associated with self‐reported oral health. Individuals who reported lack of neighbourhood trust and not having friends presented 14% (RP: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.07‐1.21) and 9% (RP: 1.09; 95% CI: 1.01‐1.19), respectively, higher prevalence of poor self‐reported oral health, relative to those who trust in their neighbourhood and reported having friends. Conclusion The cognitive dimension of social capital may be linked with self‐reported oral health. Therefore, social capital can be stimulated in the context of social policies as its encouragement can be an efficient tool for improving individuals’ health and, consequently, the oral health of the older people.
Bibliography:Funding information
This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.
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ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1111/cdoe.12596