Attitudes and Knowledge of Oral Health Among Nursing Personnel
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 4,500
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Attitudes to Oral Health and oral care
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Oral Health care has been shown to have low priority among nursing personnel, especially among personnel with shorter education.
Detailed Description
As the population gets older and keep their natural teeth high up in age, in most cases throughout life, it is of importance to help the older maintain a good oral health when the cognitive functions and physical ability decreases. In 1999, a new dental care system was introduced with the aim to offer elderly with long-term need for extensive care, home visits for oral health assessment and, if necessary, be offered the necessary dental care. The aim was also to offer nursing personnel education and training in dental health and oral care, in order to provide and perform oral care. The effect of the education program has never been evaluated.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Other
- Time Perspective
- Cross Sectional
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Nursing personnel in nursing home for elderly
- •Must be able to read and understand Swedish
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Attitudes to Oral Health and oral care
Time Frame: February 2019
A questionnaire, Dental Coping Beliefs Scale (DCBS) will be used to investigate attitudes to, and knowledge of oral health among nursing staff caring for home-dwelling older people. DCBS investigates three dimensions; Locus of control (internal and external), self-efficacy and oral-health care believes. Apart from descriptive statistics, a logistic regression model will be used to analyze the relationship between the sum scores for the factors Oral health care beliefs, Internal locus of control, External locus of control and background variables (age, work experience and earlier adjunct education).
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Kristina Edman
Principal investigator
Dalarna County Council, Sweden