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Oral health knowledge and attitude among healthcare professionals of long-term care units: a cross-sectional survey.
Special Care in Dentistry 2023 December 7
BACKGROUND: This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and the attitude in oral health (OH) of nurses (NUR) and auxiliary health technicians (AHT) belonging to the Long-term Care Units (LTC).
METHODS: Observational cross-sectional study. A survey was applied in five MLTC in Porto (Portugal) to 145 healthcare works (HCW). Data were collected using structured questionnaires with questions about knowledge and attitude regarding oral care. Data analysis comparison was performed using non-parametric tests (α = 0.05).
RESULTS: Out of a total of 259 HCW, 145 responses were obtained (55.98% response rate). The median number of correct answers was significantly different for NUR and AHT without oral health training (OHT) (p = .035).AHT with OHT had a significantly lower number of correct answers compared to NUR with OHT (7 vs. 9, p < .001). There was no significant difference in the number of correct answers in NUR with or without OHT (p = .391) and that the AHT without OHT have a median of correct answers significantly higher than those who they have OHT (8 vs. 7, p = .020) CONCLUSIONS: Despite the positive attitude of the HCW, the knowledge is scarce. HCW recognized the urgence to update the protocols.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Integrating dentists in the LTC team, implementation of OH protocols and providing OH training should be considered to bridge existing gaps.
METHODS: Observational cross-sectional study. A survey was applied in five MLTC in Porto (Portugal) to 145 healthcare works (HCW). Data were collected using structured questionnaires with questions about knowledge and attitude regarding oral care. Data analysis comparison was performed using non-parametric tests (α = 0.05).
RESULTS: Out of a total of 259 HCW, 145 responses were obtained (55.98% response rate). The median number of correct answers was significantly different for NUR and AHT without oral health training (OHT) (p = .035).AHT with OHT had a significantly lower number of correct answers compared to NUR with OHT (7 vs. 9, p < .001). There was no significant difference in the number of correct answers in NUR with or without OHT (p = .391) and that the AHT without OHT have a median of correct answers significantly higher than those who they have OHT (8 vs. 7, p = .020) CONCLUSIONS: Despite the positive attitude of the HCW, the knowledge is scarce. HCW recognized the urgence to update the protocols.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Integrating dentists in the LTC team, implementation of OH protocols and providing OH training should be considered to bridge existing gaps.
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