"Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study with a representative group of Spanish elderly people, homebound and institutionalized. 20 interviewers well calibrated explored all the subjects, following WHO recommendations for oral health studies. All the subjects completed the GOHAI, a 12-item self-reported index to assessed the dimensions of physical functions, psychosocial functions, and pain or discomfort, and the MNA index, a clinical assessment tool for grading nutritional status and for evaluating the risk of undernutrition among elderly patients without the help of a dietician or nutritionist”.
"Results: Finally, 2860 elderly were explored, 41.7% men and 58.3% women, with a mean age of 73.69 (SD=6.85). We found a statistical association between total GOHAI score and risk of malnutrition, as well as between some of the GOHAI ítems who analyze chewing function and MNA score”.
"Conclusion: Tools used to detect oral health-related quality of life, like GOHAI, are also useful detecting risk of malnutrition in elderly people”.