Factors associated with nurses’ attitudes for providing oral care in geriatric care facilities: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Mengxia Chen, Yanqiu Weng, Jingwen Zhang, Liyan Gu, Wenyao Chen, Mengting Qiao, Mengdi Wang, Xiaorong Huang, Lan Chen, Lingjuan Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Oral Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03517-7
Popis: Abstract Background The world’s population is getting older. This issue is accompanied by a rise in the number of older people suffering from dementia and disability, for whom oral hygiene care is challenging. Nurses’ attitudes toward providing oral care (POC) are critical for the elderly, while few studies have investigated the determinant factors of nurses’ attitudes by identifying the current work pressure, resilience and self-efficacy in geriatric care facilities (GCFs). It is of great significance to explore the nurses’ attitudes toward POC and associated influencing factors related to psychological aspects including resilience, self-efficacy, and stress from the workplace. Methods Attitudes for Providing Mouth Care (A-PMC) in Chinese version were used in this cross-sectional study with 160 nurses in 2 GCFs. Data were collected using online questionnaires and analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. Statistically significant values were considered at p
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