North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Oral Health Section, Raleigh, NC, United States; School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, United States; School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Jul-Aug;42(4):926-934. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.05.002. Epub 2021 Jun 4.
Mouth care is an important component of care for persons with dementia in assisted living (AL). However, there is little information about family member knowledge, beliefs, and experiences with resident oral health. Family perceptions and involvement in care may impact oral and systemic health for AL residents. Therefore, semi-structured interviews to assess these domains were conducted with 23 adult family members of AL residents with dementia, from 9 AL communities. Thematic analysis found that families identified (1) the centrality of oral health to well-being; (2) organizational influences on mouth care; (3) mouth care in the context of dementia; and (4) collaboration to facilitate mouth care. Family perspectives can provide useful guidance for collaborative interventions that support oral health and mouth care in AL.
口腔护理是辅助生活（AL）中痴呆症患者护理的重要组成部分。然而，关于家庭成员对居民口腔健康的知识、信念和经验的信息很少。家庭的看法和参与护理可能会影响 AL 居民的口腔和全身健康。因此，对 9 个 AL 社区的 23 名痴呆症 AL 居民的成年家属进行了半结构化访谈，以评估这些领域。主题分析发现，家庭确定了（1）口腔健康对幸福感的重要性；（2）口腔护理的组织影响；（3）痴呆症背景下的口腔护理；（4）促进口腔护理的协作。家庭观点可以为支持 AL 口腔健康和口腔护理的协作干预提供有用的指导。
