Cathy Harrison: Oral Health in Older Adults Assessing the Impact of Ageing, Heart Failure, and Social Isolation
Cathy Harrison, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Haemophilla and Haemostasis Disorders at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, shared Jessie Tebbutt’s post on LinkedIn, adding:
”Really important to appreciate the impact of ageing, heartfailure and isolation on older adults oral health. Really nice paper from our Special Care Dental colleagues .”
Jessie Tebbutt, NIHR Doctoral Fellow in Special Care Dentistry at The University of Sheffield, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by she co-authored with Thea Dickens, published in Dental Update:
”New publication in Dental Update by Thea Dickens and myself
This article is part of a series of pieces in a special gerodontology issue of Dental Update, focussing on the different aspects of management of older people in dental practice:
Our article explores the management of older adults with multiple long term conditions (MLTCs) -focusing on the link between heart failure and loneliness
When we were thinking about what conditions we could focus on in this article, we noticed that heart failure and depression were the most commonly recorded conditions in older patients I saw in my speciality registrar logbook. This prompted a closer look at how these experiences intersect in practice.
Loneliness is a related but distinct experience that can often sit alongside, or underpin mental health presentations.
Loneliness can worsen physical health, while chronic conditions can increase social isolation – and both have important implications for oral health.
The paper highlights the need for a holistic, patient-centred approach, considering not just medical status, but communication, capacity, and the wider social context.
Title: Management for older adults experiencing loneliness and heart failure
Authors: Jessie Tebbutt, Thea Dickens
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