Stančić Ivica, Petrović Miloš, Popovac Aleksandra, Vasović Miroslav, Despotović Nebojša
Vojnosanit Pregl. 2016 Jul;73(7):668-73. doi: 10.2298/VSP141001065S.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Within the elderly population, residents in nursing homes, there is a greather risk of caries, periodontal disease and teeth loss. Assistance of caregivers in maintaininig good oral hygiene besides improving oral health can improve of residents general health and the qulity of their lives. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of caregivers and knowledge about oral health, as well as the practice regarding oral care they apply at nursing homes in Serbia.
The survey was conducted at the Gerontology Center Belgrade, consisting of four nursing homes located in the urban area. The study included 58 caregivers. They were contacted on working days, in all work shifts, during January, February and March of 2013. They were asked to fill in a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 26 closed-type questions.
The caregivers mostly considered that it was very important to take care of oral health of the residents, but 69% responded that the level of their oral health was low or very low. As the main barriers to oral hygiene maintenance, the caregivers indicated lack of time. The caregivers had more knowledge about periodontal disease than about the main cause of caries and its prevention. Formal medical education had the influence on the knowledge about oral diseases. Oral hygiene procedures carried out by the mayority of caregivers were denture cleaning and tooth brushing.
The caregivers were aware of the limitations in everyday oral care of nursing homes residents in Serbia, although solving these problems requires the involvement of the entire public health service.
背景/目的：在老年人群体中，养老院居民患龋齿、牙周疾病和牙齿脱落的风险更高。除改善口腔健康外，护理人员协助保持良好的口腔卫生可改善居民的整体健康状况及其生活质量。本研究的目的是调查塞尔维亚养老院护理人员对口腔健康的态度和知识，以及他们在口腔护理方面的实际操作。
调查在贝尔格莱德老年医学中心进行，该中心由位于市区的四家养老院组成。研究纳入了58名护理人员。于2013年1月、2月和3月的工作日，在所有工作班次与他们取得联系。要求他们填写一份包含26个封闭式问题的自填式问卷。
护理人员大多认为照顾居民的口腔健康非常重要，但69%的人表示居民的口腔健康水平较低或非常低。护理人员指出时间不足是维持口腔卫生的主要障碍。护理人员对牙周疾病的了解比对龋齿的主要病因及其预防的了解更多。正规医学教育对口腔疾病知识有影响。大多数护理人员进行的口腔卫生操作是假牙清洁和刷牙。
塞尔维亚的护理人员意识到在日常护理养老院居民口腔方面存在的局限性，尽管解决这些问题需要整个公共卫生服务部门的参与。
