Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Geriatr Nurs. 2012 Sep-Oct;33(5):350-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.03.002. Epub 2012 Apr 10.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between resident oral care policies provided by 2 types of long-term care (LTC) institutions. The study also investigated factors affecting LTC institutional caregivers' perceptions of the residents' oral health. Overall, 103 completed questionnaires were returned. Of these, 44 were from senior citizen welfare institutions, and 59 were from nursing homes. The variables affecting these perceptions included institution type and whether the residents attended hospital dental clinics or consulted a hospital doctor regarding oral health problems. The research results showed that institution type and whether an oral care-related professional was available in an institution were correlated with an increase in institutional caregivers' perceptions of oral care.
本研究旨在探讨两种类型的长期护理（LTC）机构提供的居民口腔护理政策之间的差异。本研究还调查了影响 LTC 机构护理人员对居民口腔健康看法的因素。共有 103 份完整的问卷被收回。其中，44 份来自老年人福利院，59 份来自养老院。影响这些看法的变量包括机构类型以及居民是否去医院牙科诊所或咨询医院医生有关口腔健康问题。研究结果表明，机构类型以及机构是否有口腔护理相关专业人员与机构护理人员对口腔护理的看法增加有关。
