Strand Gunhild Vesterhus, Wolden Heidi, Rykkje Linda, Gjellestad Ashild, Stenerud Gro
Odontologisk institutt-gerodontologi, Universitetet i Bergen, 5009 Bergen.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2005 Jun 2;125(11):1494-6.
It is the responsibility of the nursing homes to provide residents with adequate oral hygiene. This article describes a new approach to improve the oral hygiene standards of the elderly in long-term care.
The method was based on 1) the production of individual, pictorial oral care plans for each resident; 2) the patients receiving first-class dental care equipment (electric toothbrush, interdental brushes, prosthesis brushes etc.; 3) nursing staff receiving information on oral hygiene methods; 4) the introduction of a number of fixed routines at the nursing home. To assess the oral care in the group of elderly, the mucosal-plaque index was used.
The evaluation was made before commencement of the study and again after 15 months. The evaluation showed that the introduction of this method significantly improved oral hygiene in 40 out of the 63 patients.
养老院有责任为居民提供充足的口腔卫生护理。本文介绍了一种提高长期护理中老年人口腔卫生标准的新方法。
该方法基于以下几点：1）为每位居民制定个性化的口腔护理图片计划；2）患者使用一流的口腔护理设备（电动牙刷、牙间刷、假牙清洁刷等）；3）护理人员接受口腔卫生方法的信息；4）在养老院引入一些固定程序。为评估老年人群体的口腔护理情况，采用了黏膜菌斑指数。
在研究开始前和15个月后分别进行了评估。评估结果显示，在63名患者中，有40名患者采用该方法后口腔卫生状况得到显著改善。
