Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Gülcan, Ferda"
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Change in Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) with increasing age: testing the evaluative properties of the OIDP frequency inventory using prospective data from Norway and Sweden
Gülcan, Ferda; Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Ekbäck, Gunnar; Ordell, Sven; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-31)Background: Oral health-related quality of life, OHRQoL, among elderly is an important concern for the health and welfare policy in Norway and Sweden. The aim of the study was to assess reproducibility, longitudinal validity ... -
Inequality in oral health related to early and later life social conditions: A study of elderly in Norway and Sweden
Gülcan, Ferda; Ekbäck, Gunnar; Ordell, Sven; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-10)Background A life course perspective recognizes influences of socially patterned exposures on oral health across the life span. This study assessed the influence of early and later life social conditions on tooth loss and ... -
Oral health-related quality of life, tooth loss and utilization of dental services among older people in Norway and Sweden. A prospective and comparative perspective
Gülcan, Ferda (Doctoral thesis, 2017-03-10)Background: Globally, the proportion of older people is increasing. There is a need to address issues related to oral health and oral health-related quality of life of elderly. There is scarce information on how oral health ...