Shared Oral Care - Improving Oral Care in Institutionalized Elderly in Aalborg
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Oral Health
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
- Enrollment
- 258
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline at 3 and 6 months in MPS index
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Background:
Nationally and internationally, more people over the age of 65 and especially an increase of people over the age of 80 enter nursing homes with natural dentition and complex prostheses and bridges than previous generations. Furthermore, there is an increased incidence of dental diseases in the elderly. This is leading to increased and different oral care needs. There is a large discrepancy between the elderly who need help with oral hygiene and the elderly who actually receive help. In order to improve the oral hygiene competencies of healthcare professionals at nursing homes, it is necessary to increase their education and improve organizational strategies.
Hypothesis:
The Intervention Shared Oral Care improves the elderlys bleeding and plaque index after 6 months.
Study type:
An intervention study.
A cluster randomization of 14 nursing homes in Aalborg municipality is carried out.
Outcome Measures:
Change in mucosal-plaque score (MPS) index
Change in Oral Related Quality of life
Outcome Measure Time Frame:
Change in mucosal-plaque score index measured at 0, 3 and 6 months.
Change in Oral Related Quality of life measured at 0 and 6 months.
Investigators
Karin Aagaard
Assistant Professor
Aalborg University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Elderly living in nursing homes in Aalborg Municipality Having one or more natural dentition
Exclusion Criteria
- •no natural dentition
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline at 3 and 6 months in MPS index
Time Frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months
Mucosal Plaque Score Mucosal Score, MS (score 1-4), and Plaque Score, PS (score 1-4). The sum of MS and PS is labeled MI'S (score 2-8). An MPS status is judged as good or acceptable when MI'S = 2-4, as unacceptable when MPS = 5-6, and as poor when MI'S = 7-8.
Change from baseline at 6 months in modified Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP14)
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months
modified Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP14) The modified Oral Health Impact Profile: 1. Have you had painful aching in your mouth? 2. Do you have trouble biting or chewing any kinds of food, such as firm meat or apples? 3. Do you limit the kinds or amounts of food you eat because of problems with your dentures? 4. How often are your teeth or gums sensitive to hot, cold, or sweets? Responses are made in a five point scale: Very often = 4 Often = 3 Sometimes = 2 Seldom = 1 Never = 0 Do to cognitively impaired elderly the response "I don't know" is added to each question coded 9.