Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

The Korean Academy of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Health (대한예방치과·구강보건학회)
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Oral health care provided by nursing home employees to elderly residents

일부 노인요양원 종사자의 재원노인에 대한 구강건강관리행태

  • Park, So-Young (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Wonkwang University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Cho, Nam-In (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Wonkwang University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Ju, Hyun-Jeong (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Wonkwang University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Lee, Sun-Ho (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Wonkwang University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Oh, Hyo-Won (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Wonkwang University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Lee, Heung-Soo (Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Wonkwang University College of Dentistry)
  • 박소영 (원광대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실) ;
  • 조남인 (원광대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실) ;
  • 주현정 (원광대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실) ;
  • 이선호 (원광대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실) ;
  • 오효원 (원광대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실) ;
  • 이흥수 (원광대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.08.30
  • Accepted : 2013.10.15
  • Published : 2013.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the oral health care behavior of nursing home employees caring for elderly residents. Methods: Subjects were 480 nursing home workers living in Seoul recruited using convenience sampling. They completed a self-report survey. Results: Results showed that 84.6% of respondents reporting having brushed the teeth of the elderly residents, while 81.7% brushed their dentures. Further, 62.3% reported having received at least one session of oral health care training. When asked to identify the problem with oral health care for the elderly residents, the most common answer was "lack of knowledge on oral health care." Further, respondents most frequently found "proper way of brushing teeth" followed by "methods to prevent periodontal diseases" the oral care topics on which they needed information. Conclusions: It is necessary to develop an oral health care education program for employees of nursing homes for elderly adults.

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