[Relationship between eating dysfunction and life span and mortality in institutionalized elderly people].

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between eating disorders and anticipated life span stage and mortality in institutionalized elderly people.

Methods: Ninety-eight elderly residents (mean 86.3 +/- 5.

[Relation between the level of care needed and frailty for labial functions].

Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine whether the improvement of oral functions could prevent increase in the level of care needed in the elderly by analyzing the relationship between the level of care needed and labial functions.

Methods: The subjects were 114 elderly people who were healthy or needing care (44 men, 70 women; average age 81.3 +/- 6.

Effects of oral functional training for nutritional improvement in Japanese older people requiring long-term care.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral functional training and nutrient supplements to improve the nutrition of malnourished elderly people in a nursing home.

Background: Malnutrition is a frequent problem in the elderly requiring long-tem care; however, it is not clear whether oral functional training can be effective to improve nutrition.

Subjects And Methods: Fourteen subjects of 82 residents (mean age 85.

[Effect of oral function on nutritional improvement in nursing home residents].

The objective of this study is to examine how occlusal status and swallowing function influence the nutritional improvement achieved by appropriate feeding assistance in the institutionalized elderly. We studied 38 residents (mean age 82.04 +/- 7.