Publications by authors named "Berit Mastrovito"
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed factors that might predict symptoms of severe COVID-19, focusing on individuals aged 80 to 90 in Sweden.
- A questionnaire was sent in 2017 and again in 2022, with a significant response rate, especially from those who reported having COVID-19.
- The findings identified several predictive factors tied to severe COVID-19 symptoms, notably removable dentures, periodontal issues, and daytime dry mouth, suggesting a connection between oral health and COVID-19 severity.
Objectives: To describe acute and long COVID-19 symptoms among older elderly Swedes and to find predictive factors for the development symptoms associated with acute and long COVID.
Material And Methods: A questionnaire about general and oral health was mailed to all 80-year-olds (born 1942, n = 6299) and 90-year-olds (born 1932, n = 1904) in two Swedish counties. Participants reporting COVID-19 were asked to complete an additional questionnaire.
Background: Xerostomia can pose significant problems for many elderly people.
Objectives: To investigate longitudinal changes in prevalence, persistence, progression, remission and incidence of xerostomia from age 75 to 85 years.
Methods: All 75-year-olds (born 1932) from two Swedish counties, Sweden were mailed a questionnaire in 2007 (N = 5195), and again in 2017 when they were aged 85 (N = 3323).
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe inequalities in tooth loss and dissatisfaction with teeth related to time-invariant and time-variant socio-demographic characteristics and use of dental care across the middle and older life course and to assess whether oral health inequalities remain stable, widen or narrow from age 50 to 75.
Materials And Methods: In 1992, 6346 residents, aged 50, consented to participate in a prospective cohort study including postal questionnaire follow-ups every fifth year until age 75. Tooth loss and dissatisfaction with teeth were assessed at each survey wave in addition to socio-demographic factors and use of dental care.
Objectives: To compare two cohorts of 75-year-old persons, born 10 years apart, in regard to reported symptoms related to temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and orofacial complaints with special reference to gender differences.
Material And Methods: In 2007, a questionnaire comprising questions on social factors, general and oral health, and a series of attitude-related questions was mailed to all individuals born in 1932 living in two Swedish counties (N = 5195), and in 2017 to all born in 1942 (N = 7204). The response rate for the cohort examined in 2007 was 71.
Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to assess any long-term association between tooth loss at age 50 and subsequent impaired oral health-related quality of life, OHRQoL, at age 65, 70 and 75, adjusted for time invariant socio-demographic-and time variant behavioural and age-related factors in terms of disadvantages with functional, social, health and psychological concerns. As a second aim, this study examined whether behavioural- and age-related factors played a role in explaining any long-term association between early tooth loss and subsequent OHRQoL.
Methods: In 1992, 6346 residents, aged 50, consented to participate in a prospective cohort study and 3060 completed postal questionnaire follow-ups every fifth year (six in total) until 2017.
Background: Satisfaction with dental appearance plays an important role in the self-esteem and psychological well-being of the elderly, the significance of which the attending dentist may not always be fully cognisant of.
Objectives: To assess the level of satisfaction with dental appearance, its associated factors and temporal changes in two cohorts of 75-year-old Swedes born 10 years apart.
Methods: In 2007, a questionnaire was mailed to all those living in Örebro and Östergötland counties, Sweden, who were born in 1932 (n = 5195), and in 2017 to all born in 1942 (n = 7204).
Objectives: To follow the same individuals from age 50 up to 75 years to report on prevalence, persistence, progression, remission, incidence and predictors for xerostomia.
Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to all 50-years-olds (1992) in two Swedish counties (N = 8888) and repeated at the age of 65 (2007) and 75 years (2017). 3060 individuals responded on all three occasions (response rate 42.
We explored how socio-demographic and personal characteristics contribute to avoidance of dental appointment due to cost over time from age 55 (in 1997) to 75 (in 2017) and assessed the implications for oral health-related quality of life. In 1992, 6346 residents born in 1942 consented to participate in a prospective questionnaire survey, and 3060 (48.2%) of them completed postal follow-ups every fifth year until 2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The rapidly ageing and increasingly dentate population puts great demands on society regarding the provision of adequate medical and dental care facilities.
Objectives: To present changes in reported demographic, general and oral health factors in two cohorts of 75 year olds in 2007 and 2017, and to analyse factors associated with self-reported number of remaining teeth and chewing efficiency.
Material And Methods: All 75-year-old people living in two Swedish counties received a questionnaire in 2007 and in 2017.
Objective: To explore the association between childhood NDEs and changes in tooth loss over 25 years among Swedish older adults, and the role of dental visits in explaining such an association.
Methods: We used data from 6154 adults, members of a cohort study that started in 1992 when participants were 50 years old. All data were self-reported through postal questionnaires (6 in total, one every 5 years).