Evaluation of an Oral Hygiene Education Program for Staff Providing Long-Term Care Services: A Mixed Methods Study.

Autor:	Wu SJ; Department of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Puli Branch, Nantou 54552, Taiwan.; Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan., Wang CC; Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Puli Branch, Nantou 54552, Taiwan.; Department of Eldercare, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, Taiwan., Kuo SC; Department of Eldercare, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, Taiwan.; Department of Nursing, Da Chien Health Medical System, Miaoli 36052, Taiwan., Shieh SH; Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan., Hwu YJ; College of Nursing in the Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, Taiwan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2020 Jun 19; Vol. 17 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 19.
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph17124429
Abstrakt:	Background: Oral hygiene is often neglected in clients receiving long-term care, suggesting that long-term care workers require formal oral hygiene education. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of oral hygiene education on long-term care workers. Methods: This study utilized a mixed methods design. Eighty long-term care workers were recruited for participation in the oral hygiene education program, which employed three teaching methods: narration with multimedia presentation, demonstration, and teach-back. The effect of the education program on the participants' level of oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and skills was measured using a structured questionnaire that was administered both pre- and post-delivery of the education program. Three months later, all participants submitted a self-report of their oral hygiene skills, and six participants completed a telephone interview. Quantitative data were analyzed using paired t -tests, and qualitative data were manually analyzed and coded. Results: Scores of oral hygiene knowledge ( p < 0.001), attitudes ( p = 0.001), and oral cleaning daily frequency for clients ( p < 0.001), were significantly higher three months after undertaking the educational program. Conclusions: This preliminary study suggests that oral hygiene education may be effective in improving oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and skills among long-term care staff.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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