Evaluation of an Oral Care Program to Improve the Oral Health of Home-Dwelling Older People.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of an Oral Care Program on home care nurses' attitudes and knowledge about oral health (care) and the impact on older people's oral health. A pre-post study, without a control group, was conducted. A preventive Oral Care Program (OCP) was designed, focusing on home care nurses and older people, in collaboration with dental hygienists. Implementation was measured with questionnaires at baseline and after 6 months for home care nurses; for older people, implementation was measured at baseline and after 3 months with the Oral Health Assessment Tool and a questionnaire about oral (self) care between January 2018 and September 2019. Although the study design has limitations, the oral health of older people improved significa

SUBMITTER: Weening-Verbree LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9223830 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature