Effect of applying teledentistry in Residential Aged Care Facilities on oral health outcomes: a feasibility study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Oral Healthoral hygieneOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colonPublic Health - Health promotion/education
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621001583831
- Lead Sponsor
- Metro North Oral Health Services
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 29
Inclusion Criteria
•Residents and staff who reside/ work at the residential aged care facility (Cooinda house and Gannet house)
•Those who consent to participate in study, or those who consent through a substitute decision maker
•Those with < 15 PAS score i.e. those who don't have severe cognitive impairment.
Exclusion Criteria
Psychogeriatric Assessment Scale (PAS) Score is an annual assessment for residents at the RACF. A score of equal to or greater than 15 would indicate severe cognitive impairment and they would be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinician completing the OHAT through teledentistry[initial assessment during teledentistry];Oral health assessment by clinician completing in person exam based on an adapted WHO Oral Health Assessment during the 1 month post-teledentistry in person site visit[1 month post teledentistry];Effectiveness of oral hygiene and health advice through teledentistry. <br><br>This would examine the oral hygiene status of those in the intervention vs control group.[initial assessment during teledentistry, 1 month post-teledentistry during in person site visit]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method OHAT completed by nurses[primary outcome. baseline exam]