Annie Hendry, Sarah R Baker, Gerry McKenna, Georgios Tsakos, Ivor Chestnutt, Craig Smith, Vicki Jones, Ciaran O'Neill, Alison Jenkins, Rachel Evans, Saif Sayeed Syed, Afshan Mirza, Michelle Harvey, Anup Karki, Kirstie Moons, Fiona Sandom, Michael Donaldson, Caroline Lappin, Karen Shepherd, Paul R Brocklehurst
OBJECTIVES: SENIOR (uSing rolE-substitutioN In care homes to improve oRal health) is a randomised controlled trial designed to determine whether role substitution could improve oral health for this population. A parallel process evaluation was undertaken to understand context. This paper reports on the first phase of the process evaluation. BACKGROUND: The oral health and quality-of-life of older adults residing in care homes is poorer than those in the community...
March 27, 2024: Gerodontology