@article{ART002279784},
author={Park Ji il and Kyung-Yi Chung and Ha,Myung-Ok},
title={Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2017},
volume={17},
number={5},
pages={805-816},
doi={10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805}
TY - JOUR
AU - Park Ji il
AU - Kyung-Yi Chung
AU - Ha,Myung-Ok
TI - Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2017
VL - 17
IS - 5
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 805
EP - 816
SN - 2287-1705
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the oral health knowledge among workers at nursing homes, and needs to educate them on elderly oral care. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 241 workers at nursing homes in Gwangju and Jeonnam, Korea from May to June, 2016. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 19.0 program for independent t-test or one-way ANOVA analysis. Results: The data analysis showed that workers at nursing homes had lower knowledge about periodontal diseases (65.1%) than about denture management (78.5%). The knowledge of periodontal disease and denture management of workers with experience of oral care education for elderly was significantly higher than that of non-experienced ones (p<0.01). On the question whether those workers should get oral health care education is necessary or not, respondents answered positively (They scored 4.10 points on the 5-point Likert scale from 1 point - Not at all to 5 points – definitely yes). Conclusions: It is necessary to provide elderly oral care education to workers at nursing homes. Furthermore, oral health professionals should be deployed for systematic and practical oral care for elderly.
KW - The elderly;Elderly oral care education;Nursing home employee;Oral health knowledge
DO - 10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
ER -
Park Ji il, Kyung-Yi Chung and Ha,Myung-Ok. (2017). Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 17(5), 805-816.
Park Ji il, Kyung-Yi Chung and Ha,Myung-Ok. 2017, "Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.17, no.5 pp.805-816. Available from: doi:10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
Park Ji il, Kyung-Yi Chung, Ha,Myung-Ok "Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 17.5 pp.805-816 (2017) : 805.
Park Ji il, Kyung-Yi Chung, Ha,Myung-Ok. Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care. 2017; 17(5), 805-816. Available from: doi:10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
Park Ji il, Kyung-Yi Chung and Ha,Myung-Ok. "Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 17, no.5 (2017) : 805-816.doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
Park Ji il; Kyung-Yi Chung; Ha,Myung-Ok. Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 17(5), 805-816. doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
Park Ji il; Kyung-Yi Chung; Ha,Myung-Ok. Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2017; 17(5) 805-816. doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
Park Ji il, Kyung-Yi Chung, Ha,Myung-Ok. Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care. 2017; 17(5), 805-816. Available from: doi:10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
Park Ji il, Kyung-Yi Chung and Ha,Myung-Ok. "Oral health knowledge among nursing home employees and needs to educate on elderly oral care" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 17, no.5 (2017) : 805-816.doi: 10.13065/jksdh.2017.17.05.805
