TY - JOUR
T1 - Dental anxiety and ageing anxiety
T2 - Moderated mediation roles of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and subjective accelerated ageing
AU - Shacham, Maayan
AU - Ben-Ezra, Menachem
AU - Hamama-Raz, Yaira
AU - Palgi, Yuval
AU - Greenblatt-Kimron, Lee
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Background: Oral health and its relation to ageing is an important topic often neglected among geriatric populations. Proper oral rehabilitation may aid in alleviating mental health burdens in such populations. Objectives: The present study aimed to explore the association between dental anxiety and ageing anxiety, with regard to the interplay of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) as mediator and subjective accelerated ageing as a moderator. Methods: A total of 577 participants with mean age 72.78 years (SD = 3.832, range = 68–87) were recruited via a survey company in Israel. They completed a self-report battery of questionnaires about dental anxiety, OHRQoL, subjective accelerated ageing and ageing anxiety, along with their informed consent. Results: The findings revealed that dental anxiety was positively associated with ageing anxiety (direct effect), and that OHRQoL mediated the link between dental anxiety and ageing anxiety (indirect effect). Additionally, subjective accelerated ageing moderated the positive link between dental anxiety and OHRQoL, as well as the positive link between OHRQoL and ageing anxiety. Conclusions: The results provide insight for the roles of OHRQoL and subjective accelerated ageing among older adults between dental anxiety and ageing anxiety. Tailoring oral rehabilitation interventions that focus on these factors are warranted to improve older adults' dental health.
AB - Background: Oral health and its relation to ageing is an important topic often neglected among geriatric populations. Proper oral rehabilitation may aid in alleviating mental health burdens in such populations. Objectives: The present study aimed to explore the association between dental anxiety and ageing anxiety, with regard to the interplay of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) as mediator and subjective accelerated ageing as a moderator. Methods: A total of 577 participants with mean age 72.78 years (SD = 3.832, range = 68–87) were recruited via a survey company in Israel. They completed a self-report battery of questionnaires about dental anxiety, OHRQoL, subjective accelerated ageing and ageing anxiety, along with their informed consent. Results: The findings revealed that dental anxiety was positively associated with ageing anxiety (direct effect), and that OHRQoL mediated the link between dental anxiety and ageing anxiety (indirect effect). Additionally, subjective accelerated ageing moderated the positive link between dental anxiety and OHRQoL, as well as the positive link between OHRQoL and ageing anxiety. Conclusions: The results provide insight for the roles of OHRQoL and subjective accelerated ageing among older adults between dental anxiety and ageing anxiety. Tailoring oral rehabilitation interventions that focus on these factors are warranted to improve older adults' dental health.
KW - Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
KW - ageing anxiety
KW - dental anxiety
KW - subjective accelerated ageing
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U2 - 10.1111/joor.13569
DO - 10.1111/joor.13569
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AN - SCOPUS:85168609922
SN - 0305-182X
VL - 50
SP - 1439
EP - 1445
JO - Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
IS - 12
ER -