Grupo de Investigación en Odontología Médico-Quirúrgica (OMEQUI), School of Medicine and Dentistry, Santiago de Compostela University, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2014 May;12(2):121-6. doi: 10.1111/idh.12033. Epub 2013 Jun 4.
To investigate whether there is a relationship between the oral hygiene habits of individuals with severe disability the carer's personal appearance and interest in oral health.
The study group was formed of 60 disabled persons and their respective carers who came for the first time to consultation in the Special-Needs Dentistry Unit of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. All the carers answered a standardised questionnaire of 28 questions divided into four sections: disabled individual's demographic data, disabled individual's general medical details, social aspects of the carer (personal appearance of the carer and interest in oral health), and disabled individual's oral hygiene habits. The personal appearance of the carers and their interest in the disabled individual's oral health were evaluated using independent scales designed specifically for the study, with five binary items in each scale.
The carer's personal appearance and interest in the disabled individual's oral health showed a statistically significant relationship with the individual's oral hygiene habits, particularly with respect to the frequency and duration of toothbrushing, need for physical restraint during toothbrushing, use of a manual toothbrush and use of toothpaste.
The carer's personal appearance and interest in the disabled individual's oral health are good indicators of the oral hygiene habits of an individual with severe disability. Consideration should be given to the inclusion of these aspects as a complementary element of the dental record.
研究严重残疾个体的口腔卫生习惯与护理人员的个人形象和对口腔健康的兴趣之间是否存在关系。
研究组由 60 名残疾人和他们各自的护理人员组成，他们首次来到西班牙圣地亚哥德孔波斯特拉大学特殊需要牙科诊所就诊。所有护理人员均回答了一份标准化的 28 个问题的问卷，分为四个部分：残疾个体的人口统计学数据、残疾个体的一般医疗细节、护理人员的社会方面（护理人员的个人形象和对口腔健康的兴趣）以及残疾个体的口腔卫生习惯。护理人员的个人形象和对残疾个体口腔健康的兴趣使用专门为研究设计的独立量表进行评估，每个量表有五个二项式项目。
护理人员的个人形象和对残疾个体口腔健康的兴趣与个体的口腔卫生习惯呈统计学显著相关，特别是与刷牙的频率和持续时间、刷牙时是否需要身体约束、使用手动牙刷和使用牙膏有关。
护理人员的个人形象和对残疾个体口腔健康的兴趣是严重残疾个体口腔卫生习惯的良好指标。应考虑将这些方面作为牙科记录的补充要素纳入其中。
