Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly

This study assessed the perception of caregivers on oral health of institutionalized impaired elderly, and the care provided for them in oral hygiene and prosthetic rehabilitation. A descriptive observational study was developed with caregivers of 32 institutionalized impaired elderly, in the state...

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Autores principales:	Marques,Deiziane Rocha, Matos,Felipe de Souza, Santos,Tito Marcel Lima, Rodrigues,José Lucas Sani de Alcântara, Paranhos,Luiz Renato, Martins,Fábio, de Almeida,José Rogério Vieira
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina 2016
Materias:	dental assistance for the elderly caregivers oral hygiene long stay institution for the elderly oral health
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2016000300010
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-381X20160003000102017-02-15Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired ElderlyMarques,Deiziane RochaMatos,Felipe de SouzaSantos,Tito Marcel LimaRodrigues,José Lucas Sani de AlcântaraParanhos,Luiz RenatoMartins,Fábiode Almeida,José Rogério Vieira dental assistance for the elderly caregivers oral hygiene long stay institution for the elderly oral health This study assessed the perception of caregivers on oral health of institutionalized impaired elderly, and the care provided for them in oral hygiene and prosthetic rehabilitation. A descriptive observational study was developed with caregivers of 32 institutionalized impaired elderly, in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Data collection was performed by interviewing the caregivers, researching records of the Institution, and by clinical examination of the oral cavity of the elderly during a period between the months of March and May, 2013. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics of absolute frequency (n) and relative frequency (%). All of the elderly presented partial (50 %) or total (50 %) tooth losses, and only 28.1 % wore removable denture. The prosthetic devices and remaining teeth of the elderly were cleaned with only toothbrush and toothpaste (100 %), with different daily frequencies among caregivers and no dentist instruction. The majority of caregivers was satisfied with the oral hygiene of the elderly (75 %) and the oral hygiene method (96.9 %) used, and showed no interest in learning new methods (81.3 %). The caregivers have an inadequate perception on oral health of the elderly population investigated, and oral hygiene care provided to the elderly is precarious.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de La Frontera. Facultad de MedicinaInternational journal of odontostomatology v.10 n.3 20162016-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2016000300010en10.4067/S0718-381X2016000300010
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topic	dental assistance for the elderly caregivers oral hygiene long stay institution for the elderly oral health
spellingShingle	dental assistance for the elderly caregivers oral hygiene long stay institution for the elderly oral health Marques,Deiziane Rocha Matos,Felipe de Souza Santos,Tito Marcel Lima Rodrigues,José Lucas Sani de Alcântara Paranhos,Luiz Renato Martins,Fábio de Almeida,José Rogério Vieira Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly
description	This study assessed the perception of caregivers on oral health of institutionalized impaired elderly, and the care provided for them in oral hygiene and prosthetic rehabilitation. A descriptive observational study was developed with caregivers of 32 institutionalized impaired elderly, in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Data collection was performed by interviewing the caregivers, researching records of the Institution, and by clinical examination of the oral cavity of the elderly during a period between the months of March and May, 2013. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics of absolute frequency (n) and relative frequency (%). All of the elderly presented partial (50 %) or total (50 %) tooth losses, and only 28.1 % wore removable denture. The prosthetic devices and remaining teeth of the elderly were cleaned with only toothbrush and toothpaste (100 %), with different daily frequencies among caregivers and no dentist instruction. The majority of caregivers was satisfied with the oral hygiene of the elderly (75 %) and the oral hygiene method (96.9 %) used, and showed no interest in learning new methods (81.3 %). The caregivers have an inadequate perception on oral health of the elderly population investigated, and oral hygiene care provided to the elderly is precarious.
author	Marques,Deiziane Rocha Matos,Felipe de Souza Santos,Tito Marcel Lima Rodrigues,José Lucas Sani de Alcântara Paranhos,Luiz Renato Martins,Fábio de Almeida,José Rogério Vieira
author_facet	Marques,Deiziane Rocha Matos,Felipe de Souza Santos,Tito Marcel Lima Rodrigues,José Lucas Sani de Alcântara Paranhos,Luiz Renato Martins,Fábio de Almeida,José Rogério Vieira
author_sort	Marques,Deiziane Rocha
title	Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly
title_short	Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly
title_full	Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly
title_fullStr	Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly
title_full_unstemmed	Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly
title_sort	perception of caregivers on health and oral hygiene care of institutionalized impaired elderly
publisher	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina
publishDate	2016
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2016000300010
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Perception of Caregivers on Health and Oral Hygiene Care of Institutionalized Impaired Elderly

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