title: Assessing Oral Hygiene in Hospitalized Older Veterans.
abstract: Poor oral health for all older adults can result in higher risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and oral cancer. Findings from this study indicated older veterans needed to improve their oral hygiene habits but barriers to oral hygiene performance prevented them from receiving and performing oral hygiene measures.
authors: Andrea
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authors: Jennings
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*