Cluster randomized control trial of nursing home residents’ oral hygiene following the Mouth Care Matters education program for certified nursing assistants
| Autor: | Jennifer Hartshorn, Carissa L Comnick, Howard J. Cowen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Mouth care
Oral Health Certification Plaque control Oral hygiene Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Nursing Assistants Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cluster randomised controlled trial General Dentistry Mouth business.industry interprofessional education oral hygiene Articles 030206 dentistry Interprofessional education Nursing Homes nursing home business Nursing homes Educational program |
| Zdroj: | Special Care in Dentistry |
| ISSN: | 1754-4505 0275-1879 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/scd.12577 |
| Popis: | Aims The purpose of this study was to determine if the number of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) trained with the Mouth Care Matters (MCM) oral health educational program had an impact on nursing facility (NF) resident oral health. Materials and methods Three NFs participated in a cluster randomized control trial. In NF‐A: all CNAs were offered the MCM program, NF‐B: 3 CNAs were offered the MCM program, and NF‐C: Control (no CNAs were offered the MCM program). Demographic information, systemic health data, and oral health data at baseline, 3‐month, and 6‐month intervals were collected and analyzed using Kruskal‐Wallis, Wilcoxon signed‐rank and Wilcoxon rank‐sum tests. A total of 24 dentate residents participated in this study. Plaque control record scores for NF‐A were significantly reduced compared to NF‐B and NF‐C (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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