[Quality of life in gerodontology]

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Title:	[Quality of life in gerodontology]
Author(s):	Baat, C. de
Publication year:	2011
Source:	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde, vol. 118, iss. 4, (2011), pp. 215-217
ISSN:	0028-2200
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
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Subject:	NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health
Organization:	Dentistry
Journal title:	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde
Volume:	vol. 118
Issue:	iss. 4
Page start:	p. 215
Page end:	p. 217
Abstract:	In clinical decision-making on whether or not to treat an oral disease and on making a choice from the spectrum of treatment options, the influence of the treatment on the physical and psycho-social well-being of the patient should play a crucial role. This awareness originates from gerodontology. To assess the value of a potential treatment, the concept quality of life has been advanced and various related questionnaires have been developed and employed. In the meantime, doubts have arisen about the value of these questionnaires. The present-day trend is to return to so-called qualitative research, which consists of systematic interviews of groups of older people using open-ended questions without making use of structured response options.