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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Impact of COVID-19 on the Surrounding Environment of Nursing Home Residents and Attitudes towards Infection Control and Oral Health Care among Nursing Home Staff in Japan.

Rena Hidaka, Koichiro Matsuo, Tomoka Maruyama, Kyoka Kawasaki, Itsuki Tasaka, Masami Arai, Satoshi Sakoda, Kazunori Higuchi, Erina Jinno, Tsuyoshi Yamada and 1 more

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Rena HidakaDepartment of Oral Health Sciences for Community Welfare, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4998-6275
Koichiro MatsuoDepartment of Oral Health Sciences for Community Welfare, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4778-1954
Tomoka MaruyamaDepartment of Oral Health Sciences for Community Welfare, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
Kyoka KawasakiDepartment of Oral Health Sciences for Community Welfare, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
Itsuki TasakaDepartment of Oral Health Sciences for Community Welfare, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
Masami AraiM's Dental Clinic, 3F Kitashinagawa 21 Building, 1-1-15 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo 140-0001, Japan.
Satoshi SakodaSakoda Dental Clinic, 6F Li-Ka 1920, 19-40 Chuoumachi, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0053, Japan.
Kazunori HiguchiMinnano Dental Clinic, 1F Cainzmall, 3-152 Nijinooka, Tokoname 479-0849, Japan.
Erina JinnoWhite Smile Dental Clinic, 2F Mituinoritake Building, 1-4-15 Noritake, Chuo, Nagoya 453-0014, Japan.
Tsuyoshi YamadaShinshiraoka Oral Rehabilitation & Dental Clinic, 7-14-14 Shinshiraoka, Shiraoka 349-0212, Japan.
Shunsuke MinakuchiDepartment of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.

Funding

Japan Science and Technology Agency 21H03154
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The environments of nursing home staff and residents have dramatically changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with greater demand for infection control. This study aimed to clarify the changes and regional differences in the surrounding environment of nursing home residents as well as the working environment of staff, including oral health care, after the spread of SARS-CoV-2. A self-administered questionnaire survey was sent to nursing staff at about 40 nursing homes in different areas of Japan in September and October 2021. The questionnaire consisted of items centered around: (1) the surrounding environment of nursing home residents, (2) awareness and attitudes towards daily work among staff, and (3) attitudes to and procedures for oral health care among staff. A total of 929 respondents included 618 (66.5%) nursing care workers and 134 (14.4%) nurses. Regarding changes in resident daily life, 60% of staff perceived decreases in psychosocial and physical function after the start of the pandemic due to limited family communication and recreational activities, especially in urban areas. Concerning infection control, most respondents adopted routines of disinfecting hands before and after their duties. Oral health care was part of the regular duties of over 80% of respondents. Many participants answered that the frequency and time of oral health care only slightly changed after the onset of COVID-19, but many also reported disinfecting hands both before and after oral health care, particularly in rural areas. Our findings suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic decreased the daily living activities of residents, leading to psychosocial and physical decline, especially in urban areas. The results also indicated that the spread of SARS-CoV-2 triggered improvements in the awareness and attitudes towards infection control in daily work, including oral health care, among nursing care staff, notably in rural areas. Such an effect may contribute to a more positive perception of oral health care infection measures after the pandemic.

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COVID-19infection controlnursing homeoral health care

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PMID36902732
PMCPMC10003858

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