Abstract
It is necessary for the dependent elderly and/or resident in nursing home to undergo comprehen-siveassessment as the basis for developing a plan of care that helps them to attain or maintain the highestpracticable physical, mental, and psychosocial activity possible. Minimum Data Set (MDS) and matching Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs) is one of the effective resident assessment means used worldwide. Inthe RAPs, “Dental Care” is also included, but no evaluation of masticatory function is considered.
In this study, 36 dependent elderly persons residing in a geriatric hospital were evaluated “Autonomy Score, ”“MDS/RAPs, ”“Denture Score, ”“Voluntary maximal clenching force, ” and “Chewing Score.”
The correlation between “Denture Score” and “Noncongenitiveness/Dementia, ”“Mood State, ”“Feedingby Tube, ”“Pressure Ulcer” in the RAPs by simple regression analysis was statistically significant (p<0.05).
From the results of this investigation, it was suggested that MDS/RAPs could be useful for screening thenecessity of prosthodontic treatment for the elderly.
