Evaluation of an oral health education program for nursing personnel in special housing facilities for the elderly. Part II : Clinical aspects

• In Sweden, efforts are being made to create strategies for evaluating realistic dental treatment needs among the elderly, who are retaining more natural teeth. These strategies focus on the importance of maintaining adequate oral hygiene. Elderly in long-term-care facilities often depend on nursing personnel for carrying out daily oral hygiene procedures. Therefore, the nursing personnel’s knowledge about and attitudes toward oral health make oral health education for health care professionals an important concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical oral health outcome in residents after their caregivers had undergone a one-session, four-hour oral health education program. The study consisted of an intervention with a pre- and a post-test and was carried out in three municipalities in the southwestern part of Sweden. A newly developed oral health screening protocol was carried out for 170 subjects living in long-term-care facilities both before and 3-4 months after nursing personnel had attended an oral health education program. Following the Intervention, a statistically significant improvement was recorded for changes In oral mucosal color, a modified plaque index which measured oral hygiene status, and a mucosal index which recorded mucosal inflammation. This study indicated that a limited, one-session, four-hour oral health education, offered to caregivers within long-term-care facilities, had a positive impact on the oral health status of residents.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Odontologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Dentistry (hsv//eng)

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aged

article

classification

dental care

dental health education

evaluation

female

health

health personnel attitude

health service

health status

histology

home for the aged

human

intervention study

long term care

male

manpower

mass screening

middle aged

mouth hygiene

mouth mucosa

nonparametric test

nursing education

nursing staff

outcome assessment

stomatitis

Sweden

tooth plaque

Aged

Aged

80 and over

Attitude of Health Personnel

Dental Care for Aged

Dental Plaque Index

Education

Nursing

Female

Health Education

Dental

Health Services Needs and Demand

Health Status

Homes for the Aged

Humans

Intervention Studies

Long-Term Care

Male

Mass Screening

Middle Aged

Mouth Mucosa

Nursing Staff

Oral Health

Oral Hygiene

Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

Statistics

Nonparametric

Stomatitis

Sweden

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