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

March 31, 2026 updated by: Folktandvården Stockholms län AB
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

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.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

8

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Stockholm, Sweden
        • Folktandvården Stockholms län AB

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants have been assessed with comprehensive quantitative methods of their neuropsychological status, oral function, and quality of life in conjunction with the original study from which they were recruited. They were then treated with oral prosthetic therapy and are reassessed at a follow-up three months after completion of the therapy. Our participants are recruited consecutively as they finish treatment at the Eastman Institute until we consider to have obtained "saturation" of our results.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Completed prosthetic treatment in the original study 3-13 months ago
  • Age 65-80 years at start of the original study
  • Masticatory dysfunction (Eichner's index B3-B4 or C1-C4) for original study
  • Mini-Mental-State-Examination-test (MMSE) score >26 for original study

Exclusion criteria for the original study:

  • Neuropsychological disease
  • Severely impaired hearing or vision
  • Poor knowledge of the Swedish language
  • Having had a stroke ≤ 6 months before inclusion

No additional exclusion criteria for our study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Older adults who have undergone extensive oral rehabilitation
The cohort includes older adults, who have been referred to the Eastman Institute in Stockholm for extensive oral prosthetic rehabilitation. They have previously agreed to participate in the intervention study "Cognitive changes and neural correlates after oral rehabilitation procedures in older adults" at the Eastman Institute in Stockholm . The oral rehabilitation usually includes fixed prosthodontics. These patients are asked to participate in one interview after their treatment is completed to share their experiences before, during, and after the treatment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The participants' perceived experiences
Time Frame: 3-13 months after completing the prosthetic treatment.
Since this is a qualitative study, we have no traditional outcome measures. Instead, completing the interview and sharing their perceived experiences during the treatment procedure , how their oral health may have affected their life situation, their quality of life and well-being before, during and after the treatment may serve as our primary outcome measure.
3-13 months after completing the prosthetic treatment.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Folktandvården Stockholms län AB

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Charlotta Elleby, PhD, DDS, Folktandvården Stockholm

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 9, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 19, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

May 19, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

January 20, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FTV 2407-0291

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Our recordings of the interviews may contain sensitive data, and the participants could be identified by voice. According to the approved ethical application we are not supposed to share any data that can be used to identify the participants. However, it is possible that the de-identified transcriptions of the interviews could be shared.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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