Quality of Dental Care among Elderly in Benha City

Mohsen, Magda M.; Megeed, Hanaa A. Abd El; Elsayed, Doaa Mohamed Sobhy; Rhaman, Mervat E. Abd El

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“…1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the worldwide population is increasing at an annual rate of 1.7%, while the population aged 65 years or older is increasing more rapidly at a rate of 2.5%. 2 3 Globally, it is predicted the number of elderly aged 60 years or older will be 2 billion in 2050, two times greater than the population in 2019. 4 This population aging is influenced by many factors, including improvement in public health and advances in medicine.…”

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The Impact of Community Empowerment Programs on Oral Health Education for Knowledge Improvement in the Elderly

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Parmadiati

Mahdani

et al. 2022

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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Objective This study aims to assess whether community empowerment as a health promotion program can improve the knowledge of the elderly and develop self-awareness about their oral health. The elderly population has increased in number and needs special attention, especially regarding the improvement of hygiene and health. Community empowerment is a type of health promotion program that can take the form of counseling and providing knowledge about oral health to the elderly. Materials and Methods Participants are elderly aged 60 years or older. Counseling was done by oral medicine specialists and residents to provide knowledge about oral health problems. Assessment of knowledge improvement was done using pretest and posttest in a written questionnaire. Statistical Analysis The Shapiro–Wilk test followed by the Wilcoxon test was used to compare the difference before and after counseling. Results From a total of 38 elderly included in this study, 29 (76.32%) showed an improved score in posttest compared with pretest. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between pretest and posttest scores of study participants (p < 0.005). Conclusion Counseling in empowerment programs can help the elderly improve their knowledge about oral health, so that improvements can be expected to be followed by the development of self-awareness in the future.

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The Impact of Community Empowerment Programs on Oral Health Education for Knowledge Improvement in the Elderly

Ayuningtyas

Parmadiati

Mahdani

et al. 2022

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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Educational program to improve quality of life among elderly regarding oral health

Shokry

Adel

Rashad

2018

Future Dental Journal

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Knowledge and Reported Practice Among Elderly With Oral and Dental Problems at Assiut City, Egypt.

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Fahmy

El-moghrabi

et al. 2019

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Study aimed to assess oral health knowledge, and reported practices among elderly with oral and dental problems. Design: Descriptive research design was used. Settings: This study was conducted in dental out-patients clinics of the General Assiut Hospital & the El-Eman General Hospital Quota sample was used to select elderly; the total number of sample was 1300 elderly. Tools: Three tools were used. Tool I: structured interview form. It includes socio-demographic characteristics, medical and oral health history, Tool II: to assess elderly oral health knowledge, it includes 20 questions. Tool III: it includes three parts (reported practice about tooth brushing, reported practice about general oral health care and brief oral health status examination. Results: The main results of study showed that total percent of the studied elderly had unsatisfactory knowledge and the vast majority of the studied elderly had inadequate reported practice about tooth brushing. Also it was noticed that more than one third of elderly never clean their mouth, while more than half had unhealthy oral state. Conclusion: The total percent and the vast majority of the studied elderly had unsatisfactory knowledge about oral health and inadequate practice about tooth brushing respectively. Recommendations: Providing health education program to the elderly people about oral health to improve their knowledge and practice.

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Quality of Dental Care among Elderly in Benha City

Abstract: Background: Oral health is a state of being free from mouth of pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal (gum)

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The Impact of Community Empowerment Programs on Oral Health Education for Knowledge Improvement in the Elderly

The Impact of Community Empowerment Programs on Oral Health Education for Knowledge Improvement in the Elderly

Educational program to improve quality of life among elderly regarding oral health

Knowledge and Reported Practice Among Elderly With Oral and Dental Problems at Assiut City, Egypt.

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