Development of a systematic oral care program for frail elderly persons.
The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a systematic oral care program for community-dwelling-dependent or institutionalized elderly adults. The study group consisted of 20 dependent elderly adults of which 15 were living in the community and five were in a nursing home. After eight weeks of systematic oral care, the plaque and gingival indices were scored and compared with baseline measurements. Also at the end of the study, caregivers completed a questionnaire that assessed their perspective on the advantages, disadvantages, burden and fatigue in providing the systematic oral care program. The results of this study demonstrate that a systematic oral care program reduced plaque and gingival indices for the subjects as well as reducing the caregivers' burden and fatigue in providing daily oral care.
Sumi
Yasunori
Y
Department of Dental Surgery, The National Chubu Hospital, Morioka, Obu City, Japan. yasusumi@chubunh.go.jp
Nakamura
Yasunori
Y
Michiwaki
Yukihiro
Y
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017028:Caregivers; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007466:Iodophors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014059:Tongue; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D007466:Iodophors; D009067:Mouthwashes; D011206:Povidone-Iodine