Oral health care in older people in long-term care facilities: An updated systematic review and meta-analyses of implementation strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oral health care of older people in long-term care facilities is insufficient, stressing the need for clear evidence-based implementation strategies to improve oral care. In 2013, a systematic review was performed and new evidence was published. This study aimed to gain insights into implementation strategies used to promote or improve oral health care for older people in long-term care facilities, explore their effectiveness and uncover strategy content in behavioral change techniques, and report the differences between the current results and those of the 2013 study.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature according to PRISMA guidelines and meta-analyses of implementation strategies were performed. Cochrane Library, PubMed, and CINAHL databases were sear

SUBMITTER: Weening-Verbree LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11757228 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature