A preventive care approach for oral health in nursing homes: a qualitative study of healthcare workers' experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral health problems are common among care-dependent older adults living in nursing homes. Developing strategies to prevent the deterioration of oral health is therefore crucial to avoid pain and tooth loss. A standardized work widely used in nursing homes in Sweden is the quality register Senior Alert (SA), which assesses age-related risks concerning e.g. pressure sores, falls, malnutrition and oral health. The oral health assessment is performed with the Revised Oral Assessment Guide-Jönköping (ROAG-J), which also includes planning and implementation of preventive oral care interventions with the goal of achieving good quality care. However, what facilitates and hinders healthcare workers in working with oral health in SA remains unexplored. The aim of this study was t

SUBMITTER: Bellander L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443800 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature