Research Unit of Population Health, University of Oulu, Finland.
Research Unit of Population Health, Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Pedodontics, University of Oulu, Finland.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2024 Jan;82(1):25-32. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2023.2252493. Epub 2023 Sep 6.
This study describes daily oral health care in private enhanced service housing units and nursing homes in Finland using a qualitative method.
Nineteen supervisor nurses were interviewed in the six largest cities in Finland. The interviews consisted of semi-structured questions. The interviews were then transcribed and analyzed using inductive content analysis.
The qualitative content analysis revealed five main categories: diet, education in the oral health of older people, oral care equipment and taking care of them, caring for the mouths of residents, and professional oral health care. The results revealed that sugary snacks were given daily in the units and there was a need for oral health care education. The dental equipment of residents was taken care of well and the oral health of the residents was taken care of moderately well. Furthermore, there was a need for co-operation between dental professionals and only half of the residents had an individual oral care plan.
It can be concluded that based on this qualitative study, the implementation of daily oral health care in most nursing homes and enhanced housing units seems to be at a sufficient level and more oral health-related practical and theoretical education is needed.
本研究采用定性方法描述了芬兰私人高级服务住房单元和养老院的日常口腔保健情况。
在芬兰最大的六个城市采访了 19 名主管护士。访谈采用半结构化问题进行。访谈记录下来后，采用归纳内容分析法进行分析。
定性内容分析揭示了五个主要类别：饮食、老年人口腔健康教育、口腔护理设备及其维护、居民口腔护理以及专业口腔保健。结果表明，单元内每天都会提供含糖零食，需要进行口腔保健教育。居民的牙科设备得到了很好的维护，居民的口腔健康也得到了适度的维护。此外，牙科专业人员之间需要合作，只有一半的居民有个人口腔护理计划。
可以得出结论，根据这项定性研究，大多数养老院和高级住房单元的日常口腔保健实施情况似乎处于足够的水平，需要更多与口腔健康相关的实践和理论教育。
