The effect of an oral health education program after three years

ABSTRACT Three years after providing an oral health education program (OHEP) to nursing personnel, the authors analyzed the effect of the program on knowledge of the importance of oral health and on perception among the nurses of the possibility to implement oral care in patient care. The study was...

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Published in:Special care in dentistry 2003, Vol.23 (2), p.63-69
Main Authors: Paulsson, Gun, Söderfeldt, Björn, Nederfors, Tommy, Fridlund, Bengt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Health
Caring sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental Care for Aged - nursing
Dental Care for Disabled - nursing
dental health education
Dentistry
Education, Nursing
Feasibility Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Education, Dental
Health Promotion
Humans
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Nursing
Nursing Personnel
nursing staff education
Omvårdnad
Oral Health
Oral Health Care
oral health education
Program Evaluation
Residential Facilities
Sweden
TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN
Vårdvetenskap
work environment
Workplace
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Summary:ABSTRACT Three years after providing an oral health education program (OHEP) to nursing personnel, the authors analyzed the effect of the program on knowledge of the importance of oral health and on perception among the nurses of the possibility to implement oral care in patient care. The study was based on a cross‐sectional survey of all nursing personnel (N = 2,901) in five municipalities in the Southwestern Sweden, of whom 950 had attended four one‐hour lessons during an OHEP in 1996. The response rate to the survey questionnaire was 67% (1,930 subjects). Statistical analysis was performed by means of descriptive and analytical statistics. The program was shown to have an independent effect on the dependent variables “knowledge of oral health” and “assessment of implementation possibilities,” This study has given further evidence of the feasibility of an educational program to improve both knowledge and implementation of oral health care.
ISSN:0275-1879
1754-4505
1754-4505
DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.2003.tb00292.x