A Qualitative Evaluation of the Implementation of an Oral Care Program in Home Care Nursing.

ABSTRACT: An Oral Care Program (OCP) was implemented in home care nursing teams in a northern province of the Netherlands to improve the oral health and hygiene of older people who make use of formal home care in 2018-2019. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the experiences of the stakeholders involved (older people, home-care nurses and dental hygienists) and to report the experienced impact of OCP, with a qualitative approach. Three dental hygienists, nine home care nurses, and eight older people were interviewed with semi-structured interviews, which were audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. The codes derived were grouped into nine main themes. OCP was experienced as mostly positive by all stakeholders involved. The educational part lead to more awareness to

SUBMITTER: Weening-Verbree LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9915185 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature