Kim Ju Ok, Kim Nam Cho
Department of Nursing, Bucheon University, Bucheon, Korea.
College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2014 Feb;44(1):13-20. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.1.13.
This study was done to examine the effects of 4% hypertonic saline solution mouthwash and tooth brushing education on the oral health of elders living in long term care facilities.
In this quasi-experimental study, the participants were assigned to a 2% experimental group (n=20), a 4% experimental group (n=20), and a control group (n=20). Data were analyzed using ANOVA, repeated measures ANOVA, Fisher exact test, Chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test and multiple response analysis with the SAS program.
Regular tooth brushing and use of 4% hypertonic saline solution mouthwash by elders provided better oral health by decreasing xerostomia, oral tongue plaque, halitosis, and the number of oral bacteria.
The results indicate that regular tooth brushing with continuous 4% hypertonic saline solution mouth washing education promotes oral health for elders in long term care facilities, thus the dental care described in this study is recommended for elders in long term facilities.
本研究旨在探讨4%高渗盐溶液漱口及刷牙教育对长期护理机构中老年人口腔健康的影响。
在这项准实验研究中，参与者被分为2%实验组（n = 20）、4%实验组（n = 20）和对照组（n = 20）。使用SAS程序通过方差分析、重复测量方差分析、Fisher精确检验、卡方检验、Kruskal-Wallis检验和多重反应分析对数据进行分析。
老年人定期刷牙并使用4%高渗盐溶液漱口，可通过减少口干、口腔舌面菌斑、口臭和口腔细菌数量来改善口腔健康。
结果表明，定期刷牙并持续进行4%高渗盐溶液漱口教育可促进长期护理机构中老年人的口腔健康，因此建议长期护理机构中的老年人采用本研究中描述的口腔护理方法。
