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Evaluation of an Oral Care Program to Improve the Oral Health of Home-Dwelling Older People

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  • Lina F. Weening-Verbree

    (Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Petrus Driessenstraat 3, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands
    Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, FB 21, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands)

  • Annemarie A. Schuller

    (Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, FB 21, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
    TNO the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Schipholweg 77-89, 2316 ZL Leiden, The Netherlands)

  • Sytse U. Zuidema

    (Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, FA21, P.O. Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands)

  • Johannes S. M. Hobbelen

    (Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Petrus Driessenstraat 3, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands
    Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, FA21, P.O. Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of an Oral Care Program on home care nurses’ attitudes and knowledge about oral health (care) and the impact on older people’s oral health. A pre–post study, without a control group, was conducted. A preventive Oral Care Program (OCP) was designed, focusing on home care nurses and older people, in collaboration with dental hygienists. Implementation was measured with questionnaires at baseline and after 6 months for home care nurses; for older people, implementation was measured at baseline and after 3 months with the Oral Health Assessment Tool and a questionnaire about oral (self) care between January 2018 and September 2019. Although the study design has limitations, the oral health of older people improved significantly after 3 months and the OCP was most beneficial for people with full dentures. The OCP improved knowledge and attitude of home care nurses. The program fitted well with the daily work routines of home care nurses. Individual-centered care plans for older people, education of home care nurses and the expertise of the dental hygienists have added value in home care nursing. Future implementations should focus on older people with natural teeth.

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  • Lina F. Weening-Verbree & Annemarie A. Schuller & Sytse U. Zuidema & Johannes S. M. Hobbelen, 2022. "Evaluation of an Oral Care Program to Improve the Oral Health of Home-Dwelling Older People," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-15, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:12:p:7251-:d:837985
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    1. Jonas Czwikla & Alexandra Herzberg & Sonja Kapp & Stephan Kloep & Heinz Rothgang & Ina Nitschke & Cornelius Haffner & Falk Hoffmann, 2021. "Effectiveness of a Dental Intervention to Improve Oral Health among Home Care Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-13, September.
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    1. Lina F. Weening-Verbree & Annemarie A. Schuller & Sytse U. Zuidema & Johannes S. M. Hobbelen, 2023. "A Qualitative Evaluation of the Implementation of an Oral Care Program in Home Care Nursing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-13, January.

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