Okra Jelly Affecting Self-Perceived Xerostomia and Oral Health Related Quality of Life in The Elderly: A Preliminary Study
Keywords:
Elderly, Okra, Quality of life, XerostomiaAbstract
Background: The prevalence of xerostomia, the subjective sensation of dry mouth, is quite high in elder people. Okra contains mucilaginous substance which has moisturizing and lubricating properties similar to human natural saliva.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate if okra jelly can affect self-perceived xerostomia and oral health related quality of life in the elderly.
Methods: We used an experimental study. There were 12 participants. We allocated 2 groups: the experimental group used okra jelly and the control group used jelly without okra. Participants received jelly twice daily, between breakfast-lunch and lunch-dinner for 24 days. Self-reported visual analogue scale (VAS) for dry mouth and the Thai version of Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14-Th) had been done at before intervention, Day 12, and Day 24. Two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test, multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression and GEE population-averaged model were used for analyzing the differences between tests and controls at different studied times with p-value < 0.05 was considered to be significant.
Results: After adjusting baseline VAS and OHIP-14-Th score, age and gender, the results showed that every 12-day, the VAS score of the experimental group decreased significantly (p < 0.01) and the control group decreased insignificantly. Comparing the two groups, it was found that the experimental group had a greater score reduction significantly (p< 0.01). The results of OHIP-14-Th score every 12-day showed that both the experimental and control groups decreased significantly (p < 0.01). Comparing the two groups, it was found that the experimental group had a greater score reduction, however, insignificantly.
Conclusion: Okra jelly seems to have promising results on the reduction of self-perceived xerostomia and oral health related quality of life in the elderly.
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