Oral health care, Oral hygiene, Oral health, Care Homes, nursing homes, oral health guideline, older people.
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consists of supervised implementation of the guideline “Oral health care in (residential) care homes for elderly people” and the daily oral health care protocol derived from the guide
2. A 2-hour lecture and in total 3 hours of practical education for the WOO’s. The education, presented by the dental hygienist, regards the theoretical and practical essentials of the guideline. The
3. A 1.5-hour theoretical and executive education session at each ward, presented by the WOO, for all ward nurses and nurse aides. This education session is scheduled after the baseline data collectio
Sponsors
Birkhoven Zorggoed, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To participate in the study, a resident should: 1. Supply a written informed consent, undersigned by himself or his legal representative; 2. Have teeth and/or partial or complete dentures; 3. Have the cognitive and physical condition required for undergoing an oral examination; 4. Be residing in the institution during the entire 6-months period presumably.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Residents are excluded when in day-care, in short-term residency, in coma, in palliative care or terminally ill, using a denture adhesive, expressing verbal or physical resistiveness before or during an oral examination.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome variable is the oral hygiene level of the participating residents. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the stimulating or inhibiting factors of the implementation project and the nurses’ and nurse aides’ compliance and perceived barriers, a process evaluation is carried out. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactG.J. Putten, van der
Birkstraat 200
Outcome results
None listed