Associations Between Oral Frailty Profiles and Related Factors in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Study on Latent Class Analysis and Its Influencing Factors
This study utilized latent class analysis on 396 institutionalized older adults in Zhengzhou to identify three distinct oral frailty profiles—moderate chewing difficulties, severe dysphagia, and declining oral function—and determined that significant influencing factors vary across these groups, highlighting the need for targeted interventions based on specific frailty subtypes.
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