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ArticleBMJ open2021

Oral health interventions for older people in residential aged care facilities: a protocol for a realist systematic review.

Amanda Kenny, Virginia Dickson-Swift, Carina Ka Yee Chan, Mohd Masood, Mark Gussy, Bradley Christian, Brad Hodge, Susan Furness, Lisa C Hanson, Samantha Clune and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06606548 (The Impact of Comprehensive Oral Care on the Eating Function in Long-term Care Facilities Residents), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06606548 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Impact of Comprehensive Oral Care on the Eating Function in Long-term Care Facilities Residents

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taiwan University HospitalRan2023 to 2025Enrolled91ConditionsDysphagiaArmscomprehensive oral care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevent, Promote, PromulgateChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Amanda KennyLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia a.kenny@latrobe.edu.au.
Virginia Dickson-SwiftLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7728-2101
Carina Ka Yee ChanSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University College of Science, Health and Engineering, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Mohd MasoodDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Mark GussyLincoln International Institute for Rural Health, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
Bradley ChristianDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Brad HodgeLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Susan FurnessLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Lisa C HansonLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1612-3315
Samantha CluneLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Emma ZadowLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Ron J KnevelDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
La Trobe University · AUUniversity of Lincoln · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPoor oral health among older people is a global problem impacting on health and well-being. The economic cost to the health system is significant. An ageing population is intensifying the urgency for action. However, poor oral health, particularly for those in residential aged care facilities, continues to be highly resistant to resolution. The overall aims of this realist review are to: (A) explore and synthesise evidence on oral health interventions for older people in residential aged care facilities, (B) produce a causal theory on how contextual factors and mechanisms interact to produce outcomes, and (C) produce guidelines/policies to inform high-quality oral health interventions to improve older people's oral health in residential aged care facilities. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The review is guided by the RAMESES publication standards for realist synthesis. Participants include older people in residential aged care facilities, the aged care workforce, carers and families. Interventions include oral healthcare, oral health education, policy interventions and oral health promotion. The five-step realist review process of Pawson ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Formal ethical approval was granted by the La Trobe University Ethics Committee HREC 20144. The developed theory will guide education, practice and policy decisions about interventions and the factors that impact on implementation. Using an integrated knowledge translation approach, traditional research outputs such as international conference presentations and publications will be supplemented with stakeholder forums, infographics, blogs, social media postings, webinars, podcasts and writing for web-based independent outlets. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42021155658.

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Assisted Living FacilitiesOral HealthAgedDelivery of Health CareHealth PromotionHumansSystematic Reviews as Topicgeriatric medicineoral medicineprotocols & guidelines

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PMID33952539
PMCPMC8103368
OpenAlexW3158247961

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