Faculty of Odontology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2023 Jul;81(5):408-413. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2022.2163285. Epub 2023 Jan 4.
This study examines the attitudes and practices of ICU nurses towards the provision of oral care to their patients.
We conducted this cross-sectional survey about oral health care practices in ICUs in Lithuania.
We used a self-administered 20-item questionnaire to survey the current oral care practices, training, and attitudes of 108 nurses. The questionnaire was based on previous studies to gather information related to the attitudes, oral care practices, and training of ICU nurses. We used the chi-square test to analyze relationships between the categorical variables.
Most (88, 82%) of the nurses stated that oral care is important. Although most (83, 77%) had adequate training, a clear majority (98, 91%) of the nurses reported a willingness to learn more. Most (78, 72%) of the nurses found the oral cavity difficult to clean, and (71, 66%) found doing so unpleasant. When performing oral care, the nurses used mostly foam swabs (62, 61%) and moisturizers (54, 53%). More than half (57, 57%) of the nurses expressed a need for more hospital support.
Nurses working in ICUs reported that oral care is a high priority for their patients, but a difficult and unpleasant task. Nurses provided oral care mainly with toothbrushes, foam swabs, and moisturizers.
本研究旨在调查 ICU 护士对患者口腔护理的态度和实践。
我们进行了这项立陶宛 ICU 口腔卫生保健实践的横断面调查。
我们使用了一份 20 项的自我管理问卷来调查 108 名护士的当前口腔护理实践、培训和态度。该问卷基于以前的研究，以收集与 ICU 护士的态度、口腔护理实践和培训相关的信息。我们使用卡方检验来分析分类变量之间的关系。
大多数（88，82%）护士表示口腔护理很重要。尽管大多数（83，77%）接受了足够的培训，但绝大多数（98，91%）护士表示愿意学习更多。大多数（78，72%）护士发现口腔难以清洁，（71，66%）发现这样做不愉快。在进行口腔护理时，护士主要使用泡沫棉签（62，61%）和保湿剂（54，53%）。超过一半（57，57%）的护士表示需要更多的医院支持。
在 ICU 工作的护士报告说，口腔护理是患者的首要任务，但这是一项困难和不愉快的任务。护士主要使用牙刷、泡沫棉签和保湿剂来提供口腔护理。
