Schizophrenia is a common disease in Thai society. The symptoms of the disease are often long-term illnesses and have reduced ability to take care of themselves. Including the ability to take care of oral health decreased When the disease progresses to an old age, there are often some illnesses of the body involved. Causing multiple drugs to be received Various drugs received, including those used to treat psychiatric drugs. That result in decreased amount of saliva which will result in increase
Conditions
Interventions
The dental hygiene education program applied the Health Belief Model theory with social support, especially from family, relatives and / or carers to encourage schizophrenic patients to have better or
Active Comparator Device,Active Comparator Device
educational program in oral hygiene care ,control program in oral hygiene care
Sponsors
Praboromarajchanok Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: older persons (aged over or equal 60 years) diagnosed with schizophrenia have routinely visited the psychiatric clinic, have not had medications changed for at least 6 months, possess at least 6 natural teeth, are able to brush their own teeth and well cooperate with dental treatment. The elders must have Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score over or equal12. The elders have a score of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) to measure the severity of schizophrenia lower or equal 36. The caregivers must be at least 18 years old and have a minimum experience of 3 months in caring of the schizophrenia elders. They must have a score of cognitive screening test using Thai Mental State Examination (TMSE)over or equal 23
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly schizophrenic patients Will be eliminated from research when people who need to receive antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infective endocarditis or have severe oral lesions such as severe fungal infection, have lesions suspected of being necrotic or bleeding gums without brushing teeth, which may have a blood disorder. In this case, they will be advised to see a dentist or doctor for appropriate treatment,unattended caregivers will be eliminated from research when have a psychiatric disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| plaque scores of the patients 0,1month,3month Plaque Index | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral health knowledge of caregivers. 0,1month,3month score | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public Contacttheeyarat chakabhandu na ayutaya
Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University
Outcome results
None listed