Validity assessment of oral health promotion activities targeting the older population for community care in South Korea: A Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to establish an oral health activity assessment tool for older people and evaluate its validity.

Background

To provide reasonable and efficient oral health promotion services with limited medical resources, a tool including categories and items of oral health promotion activities for older people should be prepared.

Materials and methods

The tool initially consisted of 76 items on oral health promotion activities for older people classified into assessment-performance-evaluation stages. Topics for each stage included general and oral health, daily health, oral health status, behaviour, and awareness. In addition, two Delphi surveys were conducted on 10 experts who met the selection criteria, and the final items were derived base

SUBMITTER: Choi JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870635 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature