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Oral health literacy and determinants among an elderly community in Portugal
Costa, Helder; Lopes, Pedro; Correia, Maria José; Couto, Patrícia; Silva, Ana Margarida; López-Marcos, Joaquin Francisco; Veiga, NélioHigh average life expectancy has caused an increase in the elderly population and with it arises the need to characterize this population regarding their health and, in particular, their oral health. The purpose of this study was to assess and characterize oral health, oral rehabilitation, oral health literacy, oral health perception and quality of life in a sample of elderly participants of a physical activity...
Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the rapid estimate of adu...
Costa, Hélder; Amaral, Odete; Duarte, João; Correia, Maria José; Veiga, Nélio Jorge; López-Marcos, Joaquin FranciscoBackground: Health literacy is a main factor in health for its improvement, allowing the individuals to have a greater capacity to engage and participate in collective health promotion actions. The evaluation of functional health literacy is essential to determine the ability that each individual has to understand basic health information. The present study aimed to perform the translation and cross-cultural ad...