Objective: To identify the performance of the nursing team in oral hygiene in a hospital environment. Methodology: Exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach carried out with nursing professionals who work in the hospital environment. A questionnaire was appl...
(2016) state that caregivers recognize their responsibility regarding patients’ oral hygiene, but do not assess oral symptoms frequently in dying patients [37]. A study from Taiwan found that nurses and nursing assistants lack knowledge in palliative oral care for advanced dementia. However, the ...
Are the barriers to good oral hygiene in nursing homes within the nurses or the patients? Gerodontology. 2012;29(2):e748–55. Article PubMed Google Scholar Edman K, Wårdh I. Oral health care beliefs among care personnel working with older people – follow-up of oral care education ...
Regular dental l check-ups and good oral hygiene are challenging for nursing home residents, resulting in poor oral health. The interRAI instrument for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) enables caregivers to evaluate residents’ health, including oral health, and to integrate oral care into general...
Objective: To compare oral health in nursing home (NH) residents with different cognitive statuses. Background: Oral health is a significant issue for NH r... X Chen,JJJ Clark,S Naorungroj - 《Gerodontology》 被引量: 21发表: 2012年 [Oral hygiene in nursing home residents. Impact of an ...
practice "Oral Hygiene for adults with Dementia" -Introduction- The purpose of this essay is to discuss a clinical skill or nursing action by referring to the nursing and allied health literature to explain and support evidence based practice. The skill I wish to examine is the practice of or...
increasing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide an up-to-date overview of studies about oral health in people with dementia. A previous review focused on dental hard tissues [28] and this review will aim at the oral soft tissues and oral hygiene of older people with dementia....
Additionally, the analysis showed that the pooled mean value of the oral hygiene index among children with cerebral palsy in Asia and Africa was 1.9 (95% CI: 0.8–2.9). The study conducted separate analyses on the proportion of good oral hygiene in Africa and Asia, showing that the ...
People with dementia may soon have improved oral hygiene because of a National Institutes of Health $1.4 million, four-year grant to Rita A. Jablonski, assistant professor of nursing, Penn State. Ad Cardiovascular disease, pneumonia andperiodontal diseasehave all been linked to poor oral hygiene. ...
oral hygiene carenurseshospitalizednursing carein-patient careBackground: Maintaining good oral health among hospitalized individuals is essential for health outcomes and quality of life. Nurses, being the primary oral care givers require adequate knowledge, attitude and practice in this area to provide ...