Cross-sectional study of oral health care service, oral health beliefs and oral health care education of caregivers in nursing homes

Sigurðardóttir, Aðalheiður Svana; Geirsdóttir, Ólöf Guðný; Ramel, Alfons; Árnadóttir, Inga B.

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.11.010

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“…Given the importance of oral health in the whole body and the high prevalence of oral diseases, the joint effort of clinicians and nurses is essential to people’s health, and it should be integrated as a part of the comprehensive health promotion [ 8 ]. Nurses are an important force in promoting the development of health undertakings, and as disseminators of health knowledge and advocates of healthy lifestyles and behaviors, their own OHL may have a significant impact on patients’ OHL, which affects patients' oral health status and cognition, attitudes ,and behaviors toward oral diseases [ 9 ]. Previous studies have highlighted the important associations between oral health literacy and oral health status [ 10 , 11 ].…”

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Assessment of the oral health literacy and oral health behaviors among nurses in China: a cross-sectional study

Chen

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BMC Oral Health

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Purpose Oral health is important for general health; nurses are expected to possess good oral health awareness and work together for public oral health promotion. The purpose of this study is to investigate oral health literacy (OHL)and oral health behaviors of nurses, and explore the association between oral health literacy with demographic variables and oral health behaviors. Methods A cross-sectional study in a tertiary hospital was conducted using a short-form Health Literacy in Dentistry-14 (HeLD-14) and a 16-items oral health behaviors questionnaire. Information about the subjects’ demographic details including age, gender, place of residence, marital status, marital status, education level, monthly household income, working experience, etc. were collected. Independent sample t- test, One- way ANOVA, and multivariable regression were used to identify the association of oral health literacy with demographic variables and oral health behaviors. Results A total number of 317 nursing nurses participated in the survey, with a mean OHL score of 36.72, SD10.531, 21.8% were categorized as good, 34.1% medium and 44.2% poor oral health literacy; monthly household income, self-rated oral health, brushing time, use of fluoride toothpaste, and regular oral examination were signficantly associated with OHL scores. Conclusion The overall oral health literacy of the nurse population is at a moderate to low level. These findings may help to map and design an oral health education intervention to improve oral health literacy amongst nurses, especially nurses with low monthly household income and poor self-assessed oral health status. Nursing administrators and nursing educators should pay more attention to the oral health status of the nurse population.

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Assessment of the oral health literacy and oral health behaviors among nurses in China: a cross-sectional study

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“…2 Munnhirðu íbúa er oft ábótavant, ekki eingöngu vegna minni sjálfsbjargar, 2,7 heldur er munnheilsuvernd ekki forgangsraðað í skipulagðri umönnun. 10 Munnhirðu er ekki sinnt sem skyldi 15 eða jafnvel sleppt vegna manneklu 16 og tímaskorts. 17 Þróun tannsjúkdóma má fyrst og fremst rekja til mataraeðis 11 og ónógrar munnhirðu.…”

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“…26 Taka verður undir þessar ábendingar því fjöldi ómeðhöndlaðra munnkvilla (67%) er áhyggjuefni og sýnir þörfina á forvörnum og því að fylgst sé reglulega með munnheilsu íbúa, ekki síst þar sem þeir eru ólíklegir til að gera sér grein fyrir alvarleika ástandsins sjálfir. 20,26 Erlendar rannsóknir sýna að starfsfólk hjúkrunarheimila skortir formlega menntun og þjálfun 16,27,28 að þessum þaetti sé sleppt í daglegri umönnun 15 af ýmsum orsökum, svo sem tímaskorti. Sjúkratryggingar Íslands taka fullan þátt í niðurgreiðslu vegna tannlaekninga aldraðra og er þjónustan íbúum á hjúkrunarheimilum að kostnaðarlausu 29 samkvaemt gildandi gjaldskrá ríkisins.…”

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Oral health problems in nursing homes, revision of oral health care delivery is needed

Sigurðardóttir¹,

Geirsdóttir²,

Árnadóttir³

et al. 2022

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INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of oral health problems among nursing home residents is common, they suffer from oral diseases and need dental service. The aim of this study was to examine clinical oral health of Icelandic nursing home residents and their oral health quality of life. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Total (N=82) residents in two nursing homes in Reykjavik gave their consent to be involved in this descriptive cross-sectional study. Residents participated in a clinical oral health examination at site and answered oral health quality of life questionnaire. RESULTS: Total 89% (N=73) residents completed the study, mean age 86.8 years (SD=5.7, range 73-100 years), of whom third had their own teeth and like had teeth, and partial dentures, while 41.1% were completely edentulous. The clinical oral health examination showed high prevalence of untreated oral health problems (67%). Residents with the worst oral health scored significantly higher than those who were better dentate, affecting their oral health quality of life (p=0.014), functional limitation (p=0.002) and physical disability (p=0.000). Most oral health problems interrelated to chewing, eating and limited ability to eat certain foods affecting their capability of food intake. CONCLUSION: Current administration of oral health care in nursing home needs alteration and the qualification in geriatric oral health and oral health care must be guaranteed among nursing staff in these settings. The public and health professions should work together in oral care matters in nursing homes to maintain oral health and lifelong oral health quality of life among residents.

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“…Many elderly residents in LTCIs are unable to perform adequate oral care due to physical, mental, or cognitive limitations, and therefore rely heavily on healthcare workers [8][9][10][11][12]. Unfortunately, oral care is often considered a low priority, leading to the development of oral diseases, physical pain, malnutrition, and esthetic problems [6, 9,13]. This vicious cycle can make it di cult to achieve healthy aging [5].…”

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Educational programme on knowledge, attitudes, and practice of oral care/hygiene provision by healthcare providers to older residents in long-term care institutions: A case-control study

WONG,

SHIE,

Kao

et al. 2023

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Background Much attention has been paid to advocate proper oral care/hygiene provision by healthcare providers in long-term care institutions (LTCIs). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an oral health education (OHE) programme (intervention) on knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) of healthcare providers in providing oral care/hygiene to older residents in LTCIs. Methods A case control study was conducted at two LTCIs, with one assigned as the intervention group and the other as the control group. A KAP survey was administered before and after the intervention, and oral status was assessed by standardized clinical photographs taken before and after oral hygiene provision on three older residents. Results A total of 40 healthcare providers (20 in intervention and 20 in control groups) participated, with the attitudes and overall KAP significantly improved in the intervention group after the OHE programme. Interestingly, the knowledge of those in the control LTCI was significantly declined at re-evaluation. Poor oral health was observed in the three older residents. Conclusions This study revealed that the OHE programme effectively improved attitudes of the healthcare providers and provided sustaining effect on attitude upon oral health and oral care. However, there were still inadequacies in oral hygiene provision by some healthcare providers, possibly due to unattended oral diseases and hygiene needs, as well as personal and environmental barriers that worth further investigation. Regular evaluation and enforcement of oral care/hygiene provision in LTCIs are necessary to maintain oral health and prevent dental and gum diseases in older residents. Immediate referral for dental treatment is recommended for older people with signs of dental/oral disease(s).

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Cross-sectional study of oral health care service, oral health beliefs and oral health care education of caregivers in nursing homes

Cited by 13 publications

References 44 publications

Assessment of the oral health literacy and oral health behaviors among nurses in China: a cross-sectional study

Assessment of the oral health literacy and oral health behaviors among nurses in China: a cross-sectional study

Oral health problems in nursing homes, revision of oral health care delivery is needed

Educational programme on knowledge, attitudes, and practice of oral care/hygiene provision by healthcare providers to older residents in long-term care institutions: A case-control study

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