scholarly journals Home‐care aides’ self‐perception of oral health‐care provision competency for community‐dwelling older people

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-164
Author(s):  
Yao‐Ming Cheng ◽  
Chang‐Chih Ping ◽  
Ching‐Sung Ho ◽  
Shou‐Jen Lan ◽  
Yen‐Ping Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Health Care Provision ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
Care Aides

Determinants for preventive oral health care need among community-dwelling older people: a population-based study

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaija Komulainen ◽  
Pekka Ylöstalo ◽  
Anna-Maija Syrjälä ◽  
Piia Ruoppi ◽  
Matti Knuuttila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Health Care Need ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

scholarly journals Unmet care needs are common among community-dwelling older people with memory problems in Finland

2019 ◽  
pp. 140349481989080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari S. Aaltonen ◽  
Lina H. Van Aerschot
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Memory Problems ◽  
More Care ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
With Memory

Aims: Ageing in place has become a policy priority. Consequently, residential care has been reduced, and more older people with multiple care needs reside at home with the help of informal care and home care services. An increasing share of these people has memory disorders. We examined the extent to which memory problems, in addition to other individual characteristics, are associated with unmet care needs among community-dwelling older people. Methods: The study employed cross-sectional survey data from community-dwelling people aged 75+ collected in 2010 and 2015, analysed using binary logistic regression analysis. The study population consisted of people who had long-term illnesses or disabilities that limited their everyday activities ( N = 1928). Nine per cent reported substantial memory problems. Of these, 35.7% had a proxy respondent. Results: People with memory problems have more care needs than those with other types of disability or illness. They receive more care but still have more unmet needs than others. About a quarter of people with memory problems reported that they did not receive enough help. This result did not change significantly when the proxy responses were excluded. Even a combination of informal and formal home care was insufficient to meet their needs. Conclusions: Insufficient care for people with memory problems implies a serious demand for further development of home care services. The care needs of this population are often complex. Unmet needs represent a serious risk to the well-being of people with memory disorders, and may also create an extensive burden on their informal caregivers.

Oral health intervention among community-dwelling older people: a randomised 2-year intervention study

Gerodontology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaija Komulainen ◽  
Pekka Ylöstalo ◽  
Anna-Maija Syrjälä ◽  
Piia Ruoppi ◽  
Matti Knuuttila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

scholarly journals The association of medications with sedative properties with oral health behaviour in community-dwelling older people

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e17-e22 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Tiisanoja ◽  
A-M Syrjälä ◽  
K Komulainen ◽  
S Hartikainen ◽  
H Taipale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Oral Health Behaviour ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

Opinions of dentists on the barriers in providing oral health care to community-dwelling frail older people: a questionnaire survey

Gerodontology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieternella C. Bots-VantSpijker ◽  
Josef J.M. Bruers ◽  
Casper P. Bots ◽  
Jacques N.O. Vanobbergen ◽  
Luc M.J. De Visschere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Frail Older People

scholarly journals Developing an Instrument to Measure Self-Efficacy, Challenges and Knowledge in Oral Care among Geriatric Home Care Nurses—A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10019
Author(s):  
Taru Aro ◽  
Marja-Liisa Laitala ◽  
Hannu Vähänikkilä ◽  
Helvi Kyngäs ◽  
Antti Tiisanoja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Home Care Nurses

The role of geriatric nurses is essential in preventing oral health problems of older people with impaired daily functioning. Nurses have reported low self-efficacy with regard to oral health care practices and wish to receive more information on the topic. The main aim of this pilot study was to develop an instrument to measure the self-efficacy beliefs, challenges and knowledge of geriatric home care nurses with regard to the oral health care of older. A questionnaire was developed to evaluate geriatric home care nurses’ self-efficacy beliefs, challenges and knowledge regarding the oral health care of the older people. In this case, 18 nurses participated in a one-day intervention and filled in the questionnaire before and after the intervention. The comments and questions of the nurses were analysed utilising the principles of inductive content analysis. Cronbach’s alpha for the scales varied between 0.69–0.79. The interactive intervention improved both nurses’ self-efficacy beliefs and oral health-related knowledge, and most of the challenges faced by nurses in older people’s oral health care were diminished. Financial resources and older people’s self-determination were the most common limitations to oral care. In this pilot study, we developed an instrument to measure geriatric home care nurses’ self-efficacy beliefs, challenges and knowledge regarding older people’s oral health care. In the future, this instrument can be validated with a larger study population.

scholarly journals Home care aides’ attitudes to training on oral health care

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0249021
Author(s):  
Wei-Chung Hsu ◽  
Yen-Ping Hsieh ◽  
Shou-Jen Lan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Care Aides ◽  
Home Care Aides ◽  
To Receive

This study investigated home care aides’ (HCAs) oral health care experience, knowledge, and their intention to receive professional training, to explain and predict factors of their intention to receive such training. This cross-sectional study collected data through a structured questionnaire. HCAs affiliated with home care agencies in Taichung, Taiwan were recruited through purposive sampling. A total of 487 questionnaires were distributed from September to December 2015 with 280 valid responses collected (57.4%).This study predicted the factors of HCAs’ intention to receive oral health care training through a decision tree analysis. The decision tree model classified the respondents with an accuracy of 77.5%. The optimal predictor variable was oral health care knowledge (χ2 = 66.662, p < 0.0001). Among the low-scoring respondents on oral health care knowledge, 76.4% were classified in the “uninterested” group, whereas 84.8% of the high scorers were classified in the “interested” group. The second best predictor variable was whether oral health care is part of the job responsibility (χ2 = 7.979, p = 0.007). Among those who answered Yes, 92.9% were in the interested group, as were 76.5% of those who answered No. It is recommended to add “disease and oral care-related content” and “safety protection, assessment, and usage of oral care tools during practical oral care process” to the oral healthcare training course content for HCAs in order to improve HCAs’ oral healthcare knowledge and oral care skills. These research findings are valuable and may be taken into account in the future development of the in-service educational training of oral healthcare for HCAs.

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