Uwayezu Donat, Cyeza Mireille Ishimwe, Mukantwali Betty, Nshimiyimana Jean Claude, Umuhoza Diane, Uwambaye Peace, Gatarayiha Agnes, Zambrano Danilo Malines
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, P.O Box:3286, Kigali, Rwanda.
Department of Restorative and Prosthodontic Dentistry, School of Dentistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, P.O Box:3286, Kigali, Rwanda.
Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2023 Jul 31;6(2):135-142. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v6i2.4. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Psychiatric patients are prone to different oral health problems. This study aimed to assess nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards oral care of psychiatric patients due to their limited mental abilities of self-control at a Teaching Hospital.
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a Teaching Hospital using self-administered questionnaire. Sixty-five nurses were enrolled through census sampling method in December 2021. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 by applying descriptive statistics to assess nurse's knowledge attitude and practices towards oral care.
The results showed that 53 (93%) nurses had poor knowledge. Also 44(75%) of nurses had inappropriate practice and among them 33(57.9%) had positive attitude.
This study found that high number of nurses had poor knowledge and inappropriate practices and half of them had positive attitude. Therefore, there is a need training for nurses to increase their level of knowledge and improve their practice regarding oral care of psychiatric patients.
精神科患者容易出现各种口腔健康问题。本研究旨在评估某教学医院护士对精神科患者口腔护理的知识、态度和实践情况，因为这些患者自我控制的心理能力有限。
这是一项在某教学医院开展的横断面研究，采用自填式问卷。2021年12月通过普查抽样法招募了65名护士。使用SPSS 25版软件进行数据分析，应用描述性统计方法评估护士对口腔护理的知识、态度和实践情况。
结果显示，53名（93%）护士知识水平较差。此外，44名（75%）护士实践不当，其中33名（57.9%）态度积极。
本研究发现，大量护士知识水平较差且实践不当，其中一半态度积极。因此，有必要对护士进行培训，以提高他们的知识水平，并改善他们对精神科患者口腔护理的实践。
