LifePath, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Intellect Dev Disabil. 2012 Jun;50(3):219-32. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.3.219.
Caregivers who work in community living arrangements or intermediate care facilities are responsible for the oral hygiene of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Oral hygiene training programs do not exist in many organizations, despite concerns about the oral care of this population. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a caregiver educational program. This study used a quasi-experimental one-group pretest/posttest design with repeated measures to describe the outcomes of an educational program. Program participants demonstrated oral hygiene skills on each other while being scored by a trained observer, after which they completed an oral hygiene compliance survey. After three months, a follow-up included the same posttest, demonstration of oral hygiene skills, and repeat of the compliance survey. Paired-sample t-tests of oral hygiene knowledge showed a statistically significant improvement from pretest to posttest and from pretest to three-month posttest. Oral hygiene skills and compliance improved. Results demonstrate evidence that caregiver education improves knowledge, skill, and compliance in oral hygiene. Further studies are required to demonstrate the value of providing oral hygiene education and training for caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
在社区生活安排或中级护理机构工作的护理人员负责智障和发育障碍人士的口腔卫生。尽管人们对这一人群的口腔护理存在担忧，但许多组织都没有口腔卫生培训计划。本研究旨在确定护理人员教育计划的效果。本研究采用了准实验性单组前测/后测设计，并进行了重复测量，以描述教育计划的结果。在经过培训的观察者评分后，参与者在彼此身上展示口腔卫生技能，然后完成口腔卫生依从性调查。三个月后，包括相同的后测、口腔卫生技能演示和重复的依从性调查。口腔卫生知识的配对样本 t 检验显示，从预测试到后测试以及从预测试到三个月后测试均有统计学意义上的改善。口腔卫生技能和依从性有所提高。结果表明，护理人员教育可以提高智障和发育障碍人士的口腔卫生知识、技能和依从性。需要进一步的研究来证明为智障和发育障碍人士的护理人员提供口腔卫生教育和培训的价值。
