Event-based but not time-based prospective memory is related to oral health in late adulthood

Journal article


Manchery, Nithin, Nangle, Matthew R., Grainger, Sarah A., Haines, Simon, Pradhan, Archana, Rendell, Peter G. and Henry, Julie D.. (2021). Event-based but not time-based prospective memory is related to oral health in late adulthood. Gerontology. 67(1), pp. 112-120. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511607
AuthorsManchery, Nithin, Nangle, Matthew R., Grainger, Sarah A., Haines, Simon, Pradhan, Archana, Rendell, Peter G. and Henry, Julie D.
Abstract

Background: Most evidence now indicates that cognitive function is related to poorer oral health in late adulthood, but that this relationship is not invariant across specific cognitive domains. Prospective memory (PM) is a core memory skill that refers to memory for future intentions and is known to be related to the formation of habits such as tooth flossing. However, the relationship between PM and oral health has been subject to only limited empirical study. Objective: The two studies reported in this paper were designed to test whether PM is related to oral health in older adults of varying vulnerability status. Methods: Study 1 sampled community-dwelling older adults (N = 172) living independently in the community; Study 2 sampled older adults living in a retirement village (N = 32). Participants in both studies were asked to complete a behavioural measure of PM, with their oral health indexed via self-report (Study 1) or an objective oral health exam (Study 2). Results: In both studies, relationships emerged between event-based PM and oral health, with Study 2 showing that these relationships were specific to oral health measures of plaque and calculus. Conclusions: Older adults are particularly vulnerable to dental pathology, with important implications for their broader health and well-being. By showing that there is a relationship between oral health and a particular type of PM, this work will have potential implications for the development of more effective interventions focused on enhancing oral health outcomes in this group, such as those focused on strengthening habit formation.

Keywordsage-related cognitive decline; oral health; prospective memory; dental-related functionality
Year2021
JournalGerontology
Journal citation67 (1), pp. 112-120
PublisherS. Karger AG
ISSN0304-324X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1159/000511607
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85099605948
Research or scholarlyResearch
Page range112-120
FunderAustralian Dental Research Foundation
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Publisher's version
License
All rights reserved
File Access Level
Controlled
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online11 Jan 2021
Publication process dates
Accepted11 Sep 2020
Deposited25 Aug 2022
ARC Funded ResearchThis output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001
Grant IDLP150100140
Permalink -

https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8y2yw/event-based-but-not-time-based-prospective-memory-is-related-to-oral-health-in-late-adulthood

Restricted files

Publisher's version

  • 18
    total views
  • 0
    total downloads
  • 0
    views this month
  • 0
    downloads this month
These values are for the period from 19th October 2020, when this repository was created.

Export as

Related outputs

Prospective memory deficits following acute alcohol consumption
Elliott, Morgan, Terrett, Gill, Curran, H. Valerie, De Bono, Natalie, Rendell, Peter G. and Henry, Julie D.. (2021). Prospective memory deficits following acute alcohol consumption. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 35(11), pp. 1386-1397. https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811211056195