Oral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students

Introduction: Tendency, the citizens are more concerned with their physical health in general than with oral health. Therefore, nurses are often health professionals who have the first contact with patients with dental problems. They also become privileged agents in promoting oral health and preven...

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Autores principales: Inês Dias, Carlos Albuquerque, Madalena Cunha, António Dias, Ana Rita Dias
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a69559f9e1ec4498a045cc28447dfc952021-12-02T15:55:57ZOral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students 10.29352/mill0207e.03.003730873-30151647-662Xhttps://doaj.org/article/a69559f9e1ec4498a045cc28447dfc952020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.rcaap.pt/millenium/article/view/21421https://doaj.org/toc/0873-3015https://doaj.org/toc/1647-662X Introduction: Tendency, the citizens are more concerned with their physical health in general than with oral health. Therefore, nurses are often health professionals who have the first contact with patients with dental problems. They also become privileged agents in promoting oral health and preventing oral diseases. Objetives: Evaluate oral health attitudes and behaviors in nursing students and relate them to risky behaviors for cavities and periodontal disease (smoking and alcoholic habits and consumption of sugary foods and drinks). Methods: Cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 289 nursing students who attended Health School of Centre Region. Data collection was carried out through a self-administered questionnaire on oral health attitudes and behaviors, which included the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HUDBI). Results: The average of HUDBI score was 7.3 ± 1.2 and the students who consumed alcohol “every week”, smoked, consumed sugary foods and drinks “sometimes” and made this consumption after meals tend to have better global values of HUDBI. Conclusion: The results are consistent with national and international research, confirming that the attitudes and behaviors of nursing students regarding oral health are adequate. There was no evidence of an impacting relationship between attitudes and behaviors of oral health in risk behaviors for dental caries and periodontal disease. Inês DiasCarlos AlbuquerqueMadalena CunhaAntónio DiasAna Rita DiasInstituto Politécnico de Viseuarticleoral health attitudes and behaviorssmoking habitsalcoholic habitsconsumption of sugary foodsnursing studentsSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPTMillenium, Vol 2, Iss 7e (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
PT
topic oral health attitudes and behaviors
smoking habits
alcoholic habits
consumption of sugary foods
nursing students
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle oral health attitudes and behaviors
smoking habits
alcoholic habits
consumption of sugary foods
nursing students
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Inês Dias
Carlos Albuquerque
Madalena Cunha
António Dias
Ana Rita Dias
Oral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students
description Introduction: Tendency, the citizens are more concerned with their physical health in general than with oral health. Therefore, nurses are often health professionals who have the first contact with patients with dental problems. They also become privileged agents in promoting oral health and preventing oral diseases. Objetives: Evaluate oral health attitudes and behaviors in nursing students and relate them to risky behaviors for cavities and periodontal disease (smoking and alcoholic habits and consumption of sugary foods and drinks). Methods: Cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 289 nursing students who attended Health School of Centre Region. Data collection was carried out through a self-administered questionnaire on oral health attitudes and behaviors, which included the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HUDBI). Results: The average of HUDBI score was 7.3 ± 1.2 and the students who consumed alcohol “every week”, smoked, consumed sugary foods and drinks “sometimes” and made this consumption after meals tend to have better global values of HUDBI. Conclusion: The results are consistent with national and international research, confirming that the attitudes and behaviors of nursing students regarding oral health are adequate. There was no evidence of an impacting relationship between attitudes and behaviors of oral health in risk behaviors for dental caries and periodontal disease.
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author Inês Dias
Carlos Albuquerque
Madalena Cunha
António Dias
Ana Rita Dias
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Carlos Albuquerque
Madalena Cunha
António Dias
Ana Rita Dias
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title Oral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students
title_short Oral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students
title_full Oral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students
title_fullStr Oral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students
title_full_unstemmed Oral health attitudes and risk behaviors in nursing students
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publisher Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
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