Adebayo Bola, Durey Angela, Slack-Smith Linda M
Centre for Research Excellence in Primary Oral Health Care (UWA), School of Dentistry M512, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Gerodontology. 2017 Mar;34(1):33-41. doi: 10.1111/ger.12219. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
The aims of the study were twofold: to explore African migrant carers' perceptions of oral health who worked in residential aged care and to investigate their perspectives of oral care for aged care residents.
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) carers are strongly represented in Australian residential aged care facilities.
Exploratory qualitative research targeted carers from African backgrounds working in residential aged care facilities in Perth, Western Australia. Fifteen African carers were recruited through community networks and participated in semistructured interviews. Data were analysed for key themes related to the study's aims noting similarities and differences between participants.
All participants considered oral health important to individual well-being and quality of life. Most had limited knowledge of prevention and early detection of oral disease resulting from regular dental check-ups with the majority visiting dental professionals only for dental pain. Yet participants considered oral health care for residents needed improvement. Suggestions included dental professionals on staff and training and professional development for all staff not just in oral health care but also in working respectfully and sensitively with residents and staff from CALD backgrounds.
Our findings suggest that, to ensure residents receive high quality oral health care, ongoing professional development is required, not only for CALD carers in oral health but also for non-CALD staff in care that is respectful of cultural differences.
本研究有两个目的：探讨在老年护理机构工作的非洲移民护理人员对口腔健康的看法，并调查他们对老年护理机构居民口腔护理的观点。
在澳大利亚的老年护理机构中，文化和语言背景多样（CALD）的护理人员占比很大。
针对在西澳大利亚珀斯的老年护理机构工作的非洲裔护理人员开展探索性定性研究。通过社区网络招募了15名非洲护理人员，并参与了半结构化访谈。分析数据以找出与研究目的相关的关键主题，同时注意参与者之间的异同。
所有参与者都认为口腔健康对个人幸福和生活质量很重要。大多数人对通过定期牙科检查预防和早期发现口腔疾病的知识有限，大多数人仅在牙齿疼痛时才去看牙科专业人员。然而，参与者认为居民的口腔保健需要改善。建议包括配备牙科专业人员以及对所有工作人员进行培训和专业发展，不仅是在口腔保健方面，还包括如何以尊重和敏感的方式与CALD背景的居民和工作人员合作。
我们的研究结果表明，为确保居民获得高质量的口腔保健，不仅需要对CALD护理人员进行持续的口腔健康专业发展，还需要对非CALD工作人员进行尊重文化差异的护理方面的专业发展。
