Kim Soo-Min, Noh Hie-Jin, Mun So-Jung, Han Sun-Young
Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2023 Feb;21(1):272-279. doi: 10.1111/idh.12613. Epub 2022 Oct 26.
The objectives of the study were to identify the differences in oral care methods between current and past hospitalizations and to investigate the need for inpatient oral care education for South Korean adults who have been hospitalized for more than 24 h.
This study employed a cross-sectional design. Between 23 December 2019 and 4 May 2020, a questionnaire was administered to 200 adult inpatients awaiting treatment and their guardians at university hospitals or clinics. Of these, the data of 195 patients were analysed. Frequency analysis, descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used for data analysis.
In daily life, the participants reported brushing their teeth thrice a day (52.3%) for 2 min (60%). A single product was the most used (51.3%). During hospitalization, 40% of the participants brushed their teeth thrice or more a day, 84.1% brushed for <1 min, and 83.6% did not use additional oral care products.
Differences were observed between South Korean adults' oral care behaviours in daily life and those performed in hospitals. Oral hygiene habits, the frequency and duration of tooth brushing, and the use of oral care products decreased during hospitalization. Our findings can be applied to the development of oral care interventions for inpatients, while considering changes in the hospitalization environment and physical activity levels during hospitalization.
本研究的目的是确定当前住院与过去住院期间口腔护理方法的差异，并调查对住院超过24小时的韩国成年人进行住院口腔护理教育的必要性。
本研究采用横断面设计。在2019年12月23日至2020年5月4日期间，对大学医院或诊所中200名等待治疗的成年住院患者及其监护人进行了问卷调查。其中，对195名患者的数据进行了分析。数据分析采用频率分析、描述性统计和卡方检验。
在日常生活中，参与者报告每天刷牙三次（52.3%），每次刷牙2分钟（60%）。使用单一产品的情况最为常见（51.3%）。在住院期间，40%的参与者每天刷牙三次或更多次，84.1%的参与者刷牙时间少于1分钟，83.6%的参与者未使用其他口腔护理产品。
观察到韩国成年人在日常生活和住院期间的口腔护理行为存在差异。住院期间，口腔卫生习惯、刷牙频率和时长以及口腔护理产品的使用均有所下降。我们的研究结果可应用于住院患者口腔护理干预措施的制定，同时考虑住院环境和住院期间身体活动水平的变化。
