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Tannhelse og pasienter med hjemmetjenester. En pilotstudie i Hedmark
Engelsk titel: Patients in home-care nursing and dental health - a pilot study in Hedmark county, Norway Läs online Författare: Seim, Arnhild Sunde ; Kveen, Ellen ; Jakobsen, Henrik N ; Olsen, Roy Heine ; Willumsen, Tiril Språk: Nor Antal referenser: 19 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 14113766

Tidskrift

Norske Tannlegeforenings Tidende 2014;124(9)712-7 ISSN 0029-2303 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

In Norway the elderly are living at home as long as possible. Consequently many elderly receive home care services. The first aim of the study was to investigate dental health, provision of dental services, and procedures for oral care among users in home care services. The second aim was to explore the need for guidance in oral care among their nurses. 63 users of home care and 56 caregivers in Elverum municipality participated. The study consisted of a clinical examination of the users and an anonymous questionnaire survey among nurses. Forty-two percent of users had MPS > 4, indicating unacceptable oral hygiene. Sixtyseven percent used more than five medications daily, 44 % reported dry mouth, 14 % received help with tooth brushing, 47 % were in need of dental care, and 49 % went regularly to the dentist (14 public dental health services and 17 private dental practice), 49 % had received information about free treatment in the public dental health service. Forty-four percent of nurses felt they needed more guidance on oral hygiene. Conclusion: The elderly in this pilot study had substantial dental treatmentne eds, oral hygiene should be improved, and nurses should be given more guidance on oral hygiene.