evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Oral status and homebound status: A 6-year bidirectional exploratory prospective cohort study.

Abbas 2021 · Abbas Hazem, Aida Jun, Kiuchi Sakura, et al. · Oral diseases · 2023

Included by

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Dry Mouth in Older Adults.
Non-Cochrane · prevalence · 2026 · cited as Abbas 2021 · Table 2; Fig. 2-4; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)
Prevalence (%) 20 [18, 22]32 studiesGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence review); xerostomia · Prevalence at time of survey
Prevalence, percent (random effects, Freeman-Tukey double arcsine, DerSimonian-Laird) 21 [19, 23]34 studies · 1640079 participantsGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)
Prevalence (%) 21 [19, 23]33 studiesGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence review); xerostomia · Prevalence at time of survey
Prediction interval 11% to 34%34 studies · 1640079 participantsGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)
Prevalence (%) 20 [19, 22]33 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.