État des lieux sanitaire et bucco-dentaire de la population gériatrique libanaise
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Lebanon is in demographic transition as more people reach increasingly older age; 10% of the population in Lebanon is elderly. The incidence of chronic diseases and oral diseases increases significantly with age. However, 55% of the elderly have no health insurance and 82% have no dental insurance. Both noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and oral diseases are a major health burden in the country and share the same risk factors. The WHO strategy for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases should therefore be a new approach for the prevention and control of dental diseases among Lebanese elderly. This paper aims to increase the awareness of the medical community in Lebanon about the interrelationship between general and oral health in the elderly and concludes with the need for the Ministry of Health to develop policies and national action plans against NCDs to reduce not only mortality from NCDs but also morbidity from oral diseases.
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The lack of resources in Lebanon is evidenced by insufficient healthcare staffing, financial barriers, and over half of Lebanese older adults lacking healthcare insurance in 2015.
“This lack of resources is evidenced by insufficient healthcare staffing, financial barriers, and over half of Lebanese older adults lacking healthcare insurance in 2015 [11,12].”
From Toward Holistic Aging in Lebanon: A Mapping of Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Trends, Gaps, and Future Directions (2026) · cites this paper as [12]
The paper’s French summary reports that 55% of Lebanese older adults lack health insurance, and its discussion describes financial barriers to dental care. It recommends adding dentists to the care teams of institutions for older adults, but does not establish a general shortage of healthcare staff. Its insurance table reports 2007 figures, so 2015 is the publication year, not the year the coverage was measured. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredAccording to Osta et al., 55% of the Lebanese elderly in 2015 had no health insurance.
“according to Osta et al. [12], 55% of the Lebanese elderly in 2015 had no health insurance, further exacerbating the challenges experienced by older adults in Lebanon.”
From Toward Holistic Aging in Lebanon: A Mapping of Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Trends, Gaps, and Future Directions (2026) · cites this paper as [12]
The paper’s résumé states that 55% of elderly people in Lebanon lack health insurance. However, Table 1 labels the underlying insurance figures as 2007 data, so the paper does not establish that 55% lacked insurance in 2015. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredMore than half of Lebanese older adults lacked health insurance coverage in 2015.
“more than half of Lebanese older adults lacked health insurance coverage in 2015 [12]”
From Toward Holistic Aging in Lebanon: A Mapping of Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Trends, Gaps, and Future Directions (2026) · cites this paper as [12]
The Résumé reports that 55% of Lebanese older adults lacked health insurance, supporting the ‘more than half’ figure. But the insurance-coverage table is explicitly dated 2007; the paper’s 2015 publication date does not establish that the figure describes coverage in 2015. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- El Osta, N., Hennequin, M., El Osta, L., Bou Abboud Naaman, N., Geahchan, N., & Tubert-Jeannin, S.
- Affiliations
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Venue
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Published
- 2015-05-01
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 349-353
- ISSN
- 1020-3397 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1461151011
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- fr
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Global Health and Epidemiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- oral health in older adults, dental diseases, non-communicable diseases, oral-systemic health, health insurance, dental insurance, health policy, national action plans, Lebanon, population aging
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Female, Health Status, Humans, Lebanon, Male, Mouth Diseases, Oral Health, Incidence
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