Oral health care education and its effect on caregivers' knowledge and attitudes: a randomised controlled trial
Oral health care education and its effect on caregivers' knowledge and attitudes: a randomised controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1034/j.1600-0528.2002.300202.x
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发表时间:
2002-04-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Needs, K
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作者:
Frenkel, H;Harvey, I;Needs, K
Objectives: The effect of an oral health care education programme (OHCE) upon nursing home caregivers was assessed in a randomised controlled trial. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire assessed oral health care knowledge and attitudes at baseline among 369 caregivers working in 22 nursing homes. Homes were randomly allocated to two groups. The intervention was a work-place OHCE. Caregivers assessed the value of the presentations. Questionnaires were re-administered 1 month (time 2) and 6 months (time 3) after the OHCE was delivered. The knowledge and attitude score means of the groups were compared. Open-ended questions solicited qualitative data. Results: Questionnaire response rates at the three time points ranged from 76.3% to 85.4%. Two-thirds of caregivers employed at the time of the intervention attended the presentations. The OHCE was favourably assessed in 79% of responses. The intervention group significantly improved their scores over the control group at times 2 and 3 for knowledge (P