Factors associated with nurses' attitudes for providing oral care in geriatric care facilities: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The world's population is getting older. This issue is accompanied by a rise in the number of older people suffering from dementia and disability, for whom oral hygiene care is challenging. Nurses' attitudes toward providing oral care (POC) are critical for the elderly, while few studies have investigated the determinant factors of nurses' attitudes by identifying the current work pressure, resilience and self-efficacy in geriatric care facilities (GCFs). It is of great significance to explore the nurses' attitudes toward POC and associated influencing factors related to psychological aspects including resilience, self-efficacy, and stress from the workplace.

Methods

Attitudes for Providing Mouth Care (A-PMC) in Chinese version were used in this cross-sectional st

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605944 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature