Adoption PDA to Assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance of elderly Thais

Korravich Tangyudamrongkul, Sitthichai Wanachantararak, Patcharawan Srisilapanan

Published Online: Dec 11, 2024 DOI

The aging population in Thailand has implications for dental care and the paradigm shift in technology will allow dental professional to provide quality treatment outcomes. This research developed an innovative Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) assessment instrument to assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance (OIDP) of elderly Thais to help multidisciplinary professionals to improve information being offered The professionals expressed the opinion that the instrument is easy to use, portable and easy to manage. The data produced by this instrument are readily analyzed and consistent with traditional measurement instruments.

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Tangyudamrongkul K, Wanachantararak S, Srisilapanan P. Adoption PDA to Assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance of elderly Thais: Original articles. CM Dent J [Internet]. 2024 Dec 11 [cited 2025 May 03];28(1):31-35. Available from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=425

Tangyudamrongkul, K., Wanachantararak, S. & Srisilapanan, P. (2024). Adoption PDA to Assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance of elderly Thais. CM Dent J, 28(1), 31-35. Retrieved from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=425

Tangyudamrongkul, K., Sitthichai Wanachantararak and Patcharawan Srisilapanan. 2024. "Adoption PDA to Assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance of elderly Thais." CM Dent J, 28(1), 31-35. https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=425

Tangyudamrongkul, K. et al. 2024. 'Adoption PDA to Assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance of elderly Thais', CM Dent J, 28(1), 31-35. Retrieved from https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=425

Tangyudamrongkul, K., Wanachantararak, S. and Srisilapanan, P. "Adoption PDA to Assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance of elderly Thais", CM Dent J, vol.28, no. 1, pp. 31-35, Dec. 2024.

Korravich Tangyudamrongkul, Sitthichai Wanachantararak, Patcharawan Srisilapanan "Adoption PDA to Assess Oral Impacts on the Daily Performance of elderly Thais." CM Dent J, vol.28, no. 1, Dec. 2024, pp. 31-35, https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=425