NCT06783426

Older Adults' Experiences of Oral Rehabilitation - a Qualitative Interview Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Folktandvården Stockholms län AB · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to gain knowledge and understanding about older adults' experiences of comprehensive oral prosthetic rehabilitation and their life situation before, during and after the treatment. This is both to deepen the knowledge gained in an ongoing interventional study, but also to increase the understanding of how to best meet older adults' needs when planning and performing oral rehabilitation in any dental surgery.

Detailed description

This qualitative study will be based on individual, semi-structured interviews using an Interview Guide focusing on the participants´ perceptions, experiences, and reflections. The interviews will then be analyzed with a descriptive content analysis method according to Graneheim and Lundman.

Conditions

• Oral Health

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-09
• Primary completion: 2025-05-19
• Completion: 2025-05-19
• First posted: 2025-01-20
• Last updated: 2026-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden