Perceptions of an oral health education program for persons with disabilities among community-based rehabilitation centre managers: a qualitative study.

Autor:	Khan AJ; Researcher, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia., Sabri BAM; Dental public health specialist, Centre of Population Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia., Omar AFB; Centre of Comprehensive Care Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia., Ahmad MS; Centre of Comprehensive Care Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD [Can J Dent Hyg] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 58 (3), pp. 161-173. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2024).
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) centres in Malaysia were established to enhance the quality of life of persons with disabilities (PWDs), including their health care. It is unknown to what extent PWDs have been taught about oral health care at CBR centres. Objective: This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of CBR managers regarding the level of training in oral health care received by CBR workers, the current oral health care program for PWDs, and the barriers and enablers in providing oral health education, care, and services for PWDs in CBR centres. Methods: A semi-structured interview questionnaire and face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with CBR managers (n = 9) from 9 districts in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia, to seek their views on the focus topics. Audiorecorded interviews were transcribed verbatim, and transcripts were analysed in MAXQDA software. Qualitative data were analysed via thematic analysis. Results: Interview content analysis revealed 4 themes, 11 subthemes, and 13 codes. The 4 identified themes were oral health care education and training for CBR workers, oral health care programs and protocol for CBR trainees (PWDs), barriers and enablers to care. Conclusion: In all CBR centres, CBR workers and PWDs receive an oral health presentation, training in oral health care, and are provided with treatment by a dentist assigned by the Ministry of Health. No specific programs, training or special courses were provided by the Department of Social Welfare. Several personal, professional, and social factors were identified as affecting the provision of oral health care to the PWDs. Competing Interests: The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2024 CDHA | ACHD.)
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