Oral health care beliefs among care personnel working with older people - follow-up of oral care education provided by dental hygienists.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The proportion of older people in the population is increasing rapidly. Along with this comes an increase in the number of people requiring assistance in daily living, including oral care. Swedish law stipulates that care personnel who work with older people should be offered oral health education every year. The aim of this study was to investigate oral health care beliefs among such personnel.

Methods

A questionnaire study was conducted among 2167 personnel providing care to older people at special accommodation sites and in home care. Data were collected using the Nursing Dental Coping Beliefs Scale. Descriptive statistics were calculated and logistic regression analysis was performed.

Results

Personnel working in home care had lower odds of having an in

SUBMITTER: Edman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9303192 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature