Objective: To evaluate the Explicit Guarantee in Oral Health for Adults 60 years of Age (GES-60) on the basis of their perception of quality of life. Method: Evaluations were conducted before and after users participated in the GES-60 program, without a control group. The Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) was used to quantify changes in the perception of quality of life as an indicator of the program’s results. The nonparametric Wilcoxon test was used to analyze matched data in STATA 12.0. Results: A total of 103 adults participated in the study, and 85.5% were women. At the end of the GES-60 program, there were significant improvements in the overall assessment of the participants’ perception of quality of life related to oral health, in each of the dimensions, particularly in terms of psychological limitations.
Conclusion: The program significantly improves the target population’s perception of quality of life.
Moya, P., Caro, J. C., Asmurú, Óscar, Gómez, P., Hoffmeister, L., & González C., P. (2019). Explicit Oral Health Guarantee for Adults 60 Years of Age : impact on their perception of quality of life. Revista Chilena De Salud Pública, 23(1), p. 42–48. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5281.2019.55046
