McQuistan Michelle R, Qasim Assad, Shao Chong, Straub-Morarend Cheryl L, Macek Mark D
J Am Dent Assoc. 2015 Jan;146(1):17-26. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2014.10.002. Epub 2014 Dec 18.
The purpose of this study was to determine the level of oral health knowledge among patients 65 years or older to identify areas in which knowledge gaps exist.
The authors administered the Comprehensive Measure of Oral Health Knowledge questionnaire to patients 65 years or older at a university-based dental clinic and examined associations between oral health knowledge scores and participants' demographic and dental characteristics.
Most participants were familiar with basic dental disease prevention and treatment; however, many participants were unfamiliar with concepts pertaining to periodontal disease, oral cancer, and children's oral health.
Advocates for geriatric oral health should educate elderly populations about the risk factors associated with periodontal disease and oral cancer, especially as they become more at risk of experiencing these diseases.
Educational messages aimed at both routine and nonroutine users of dental care should be developed on the basis of universal health literacy principles to facilitate understanding among elderly adults, who have varying literacy levels.
本研究的目的是确定65岁及以上患者的口腔健康知识水平，以找出存在知识差距的领域。
作者在一家大学牙科诊所对65岁及以上的患者进行了口腔健康知识综合测量问卷调查，并研究了口腔健康知识得分与参与者的人口统计学和牙科特征之间的关联。
大多数参与者熟悉基本的牙齿疾病预防和治疗；然而，许多参与者不熟悉与牙周病、口腔癌和儿童口腔健康相关的概念。
老年口腔健康倡导者应向老年人群体宣传与牙周病和口腔癌相关的风险因素，尤其是当他们患这些疾病的风险增加时。
应根据普遍的健康素养原则，为牙科护理的常规和非常规使用者制定教育信息，以促进不同识字水平的老年人的理解。
