PMID- 23292964
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140121
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 1439-4421 (Electronic)
IS  - 0941-3790 (Linking)
VI  - 75
IP  - 6
DP  - 2013 Jun
TI  - [Oral health hygiene education programme for nursing personnel to improve oral 
      health of residents in long-term care facilities 2010 in Frankfurt/Main, 
      Germany].
PG  - 368-75
LID - 10.1055/s-0032-1327742 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown the urgent need for improving oral health 
      hygiene in nursing home residents. Deficits in the knowledge of the personnel 
      about dental and oral hygiene are often cited as one of the causes. Therefore, an 
      oral health education programme was provided to the personnel of 20 nursing homes 
      in Frankfurt/Main. Here the results of the assessment of the impact of the 
      education programme on knowledge and attitudes of the personnel as well as on 
      oral health of the residents are presented. METHODS: In May/June 2010, 471 nurses 
      in 20 nursing homes in the Frankfurt/Main, Germany, received a two-hour education 
      programme on oral health. The lessons were held by dentists with special 
      education in geriatric dentistry. The personnel were asked to complete a 
      questionnaire regarding knowledge and attitudes on oral health care before the 
      education programme and 4-6 months afterwards. The oral health status of 313 
      residents (i. e., about 10% of the total residents) was examined by two dentists. 
      Before and 4-6 months after education of the caregivers, the following data were 
      recorded in the residents: number of teeth, caries, plaque index (PI), sulcus 
      bleeding index (SBI), community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) and 
      denture hygiene index (DHI). RESULTS: By attending the lessons, good improvements 
      in knowledge of the caregivers could be obtained. The education programme was 
      rated as very good/good by 85% of the nurses, having reduced their fear of oral 
      care in the seniors and having gained more competence in practical oral hygiene 
      procedures. Mean age of the residents was 80+/-13 years. About 32% of the residents 
      were edentulous. Teeth were carious in 53% of the residents. Initially, one half 
      of the residents exhibited plaque index>2, in 29% of the residents a severe and 
      in 59% of them a very severe parodontitis was found (CPITN 3 or, respectively, 
      4). At 4-6 months after the education programme, an improvement in oral and 
      dental hygiene of the residents could be demonstrated, significant for plaque 
      index, cleanliness of the tongue and denture hygiene index. CONCLUSION: The 
      positive assessment of the nursing personnel as well as the positive effects on 
      oral hygiene in the residents are in agreement with the results of many other 
      studies in many countries. Therefore, these education programmes will be 
      continued in the long-term care facilities in Frankfurt/Main, Germany..
CI  - (c) Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart . New York.
FAU - Czarkowski, G
AU  - Czarkowski G
AD  - Landeszahnarztekammer Hessen, Frankfurt am Main.
FAU - Allroggen, S
AU  - Allroggen S
FAU - Koster-Schmidt, A
AU  - Koster-Schmidt A
FAU - Bausback-Schomakers, S
AU  - Bausback-Schomakers S
FAU - Frank, M
AU  - Frank M
FAU - Heudorf, U
AU  - Heudorf U
LA  - ger
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Schulung von Pflegepersonal in Altenpflegeheimen zur Verbesserung der Mundhygiene 
      bei den Bewohnern - Interventionsstudie in Frankfurt am Main 2010.
DEP - 20130104
PL  - Germany
TA  - Gesundheitswesen
JT  - Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes 
      (Germany))
JID - 9204210
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Chronic Disease/epidemiology/nursing
MH  - Chronic Periodontitis/*epidemiology/nursing/prevention & control
MH  - Education, Dental/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Education, Nursing/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Germany/epidemiology
MH  - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Health Literacy/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Long-Term Care/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nursing Homes/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Oral Health/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Oral Hygiene/*education/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Patient Education as Topic/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Program Evaluation
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/01/08 06:00
MHDA- 2014/01/22 06:00
CRDT- 2013/01/08 06:00
PHST- 2013/01/08 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/01/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/01/22 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1055/s-0032-1327742 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Gesundheitswesen. 2013 Jun;75(6):368-75. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1327742. Epub 2013 
      Jan 4.