scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Oral Health and Oral Care Among Nursing Staff at a Mental Health Hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia: A Questionnaire-based Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Amal Adnan Ashour
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Mental Health Hospital ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Health Hospital

Background and Aim: Nurses are the principal oral healthcare providers for hospitalized patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses at a mental health hospital in Saudi Arabia regarding oral health care of the hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used in which 247 nursing staff completed a questionnaire that collected sociodemographic information, knowledge, and practices regarding oral health maintenance of patients and their attitudes toward oral health care of psychiatric patients. The chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used to examine group differences. Results: A total of 247 (136 males and 111 females) nursing staff were involved in the survey with the mean age of 26 ± 32 years. Results showed significant gender differences in knowledge and practices, but no gender differences in attitudes. Male nurses were more likely to look at teeth and gums for signs of a healthy mouth (male = 97.8%, female = 95.5%, P = .04), used toothpaste to clean the patient’s teeth (male = 52.9%, female = 50.5%, P = .03), and believed that HIV/AIDS patients are at risk of developing oral health problems (male = 50.7%, female = 43.2%, P = .04). Nurses had more knowledge than nurse technicians regarding gum disease and dental abscesses ( P = .0001). Nursing staff with over five years of experience were more likely to agree about the need for the oral health care of hospitalized patients. Conclusion: The results emphasize the need for training of healthcare workers about the importance of oral health and considering oral health care as a patient’s rights rather than privilege.

scholarly journals Oral Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Primary Oral Health Care Dentists in Kuwait

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1531-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Nazar ◽  
Maddi Shyama ◽  
Jitendra Ariga ◽  
Mohamed El-Salhy ◽  
Pramod Soparkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Cancer Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices of undergraduate students at a South African University of Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (06) ◽  
pp. 322-330
Author(s):  
Feziwe Flora Mbele-Kokela ◽  
Rajeshree Moodley
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Awareness of oral health is essential for developing healthy habits, and a correlation between improved knowledge and better oral health has been shown to exist. Health-related behaviours are more likely to be followed if a person has greater control over their health with a better understanding of diseases and their aetiology. To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding oral health care among undergraduate students in the Life Sciences Department at a University of Technology, Free State. This descriptive study gives insights into the oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices of undergraduate students in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Department of Life Sciences at a University of Technology. Data were collected using an online questionnaire eliciting quantitative and qualitative data. The results revealed that most of the participants, 80% (n=178) understood that oral health is essential to their overall wellbeing. Overall, in this research, the findings of oral health education were found not to be covered. However, we found that variations in the source of dental information were correlated with university students’ oral health behaviour. The study, therefore, concludes that oral health care knowledge, attitudes and practices are affected by education and show that advocacy for the promotion of oral health is significant for the students.

Integrated oral, mental and sexual health management for adolescents: a call for professional collaboration

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Morenike O. Folayan ◽  
Abiola A. Adeniyi ◽  
Elizabeth O. Oziegbe ◽  
Adesegun O. Fatusi ◽  
Abigail Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Oral Manifestations ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Intentional Injuries

Abstract Background: Globally, young people account for 15.5% of the total global disability-adjusted life-years burden for all age groups. They face mental health, nutritional problems, accidental and intentional injuries, sexual and reproductive health problems, and substance abuse. These health challenges have effects on their oral health. This paper discusses the oral health problems adolescents face and suggests approaches for providing integrated oral and general health care for adolescents. Discussion: Oral health issues linked with adolescent health concerns include: malocclusion and esthetic concerns linked with mental health status; oral and maxillofacial injuries linked with accidental and intentional injuries; oral manifestations of sexually transmitted infections; oral leukoplakia and oral cancers linked with alcohol, tobacco and psychoactive substance abuse; and oral manifestations of anemia resulting from nutritional problems. Training oral health care providers on adolescent health and care could promote prompt diagnosis, management and prevention of complications associated with major health challenges affecting adolescents. Conclusion: Adolescent oral health care needs focused attention: as a possible route for early diagnosis and management of general health problems and for promoting adolescent oral health care. Oral health care should be integrated into adolescent friendly services and oral health care providers should learn how to handle adolescents’ health needs.

Oral Health Care-A Low Priority in Nursing: In-depth Interviews with Nursing Staff

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inger Wårdh ◽  
Lillemor R.-M. Hallberg ◽  
Ulf Berggren ◽  
Lars Andersson ◽  
Stefan Sörensen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Depth Interviews

Oral Health Care for Hospitalized Patients: The Nurse's Role

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 362-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie Miller ◽  
Linda Rubinstein
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Hospitalized Patients

Mental health and coping strategies among nursing staff in public health services

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kourakos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Mental Health Hospital ◽  
Health Hospital

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate mental health and coping strategies among nursing staff in two public hospitals of Greece. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 318 nurses working in two public hospitals in Attica, Greece from February 2017 to May 2017. Data were collected using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-2) and the Greek version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. The data were presented as mean and standard deviation and analyzed through student t–test, chi-square, and descript_ive statistics using SPSS Version 21.0. The significance level was accepted as P values <0.05. Results: Data analysis revealed that 44% of nurses were suffering from depression and 40.3% from anxiety, with the type of hospital (p≤ 0.001) and marital status (p = 0.031) affecting stress levels. Conclusions: Working in mental health hospital and married nurses were the main risk factors for manifestation of anxiety/depression symptoms among nursing staff. Individual nurse characteristics, such as working experience as well as working environment (general and mental health hospital) were found to be associated with the nurses’ coping strategies in their attempt to deal with their work.

Factor analysis on oral health care for acute hospitalized patients in Japan

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chika Kuramoto ◽  
Yutaka Watanabe ◽  
Morio Tonogi ◽  
Soichiro Hirata ◽  
Naoki Sugihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Hospitalized Patients
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