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ArticleBMC oral health2023

Factors associated with nurses' attitudes for providing oral care in geriatric care facilities: a cross-sectional study.

Mengxia Chen, Yanqiu Weng, Jingwen Zhang, Liyan Gu, Wenyao Chen, Mengting Qiao, Mengdi Wang, Xiaorong Huang, Lan Chen, Lingjuan Zhang

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Article in BMC oral health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Mengxia Chen *Education and Scientific Research Department of Clinical Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Yanqiu Weng *Education and Scientific Research Department of Clinical Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Jingwen Zhang *Education and Scientific Research Department of Clinical Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Liyan GuDepartment of Neurology, No. 905 Hospital of PLA Navy, Shanghai, China.
Wenyao ChenEducation and Scientific Research Department of Clinical Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Mengting QiaoEducation and Scientific Research Department of Clinical Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Mengdi WangEducation and Scientific Research Department of Clinical Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaorong HuangDepartment of Nursing, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Lan ChenDepartment of Nursing, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. 136336317690@126.com.
Lingjuan ZhangEducation and Scientific Research Department of Clinical Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China. lindazhang_cn@hotmail.com.
YangPu Geriatric Hospital · CNHuzhou University · CNPLA Navy General Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe world's population is getting older. This issue is accompanied by a rise in the number of older people suffering from dementia and disability, for whom oral hygiene care is challenging. Nurses' attitudes toward providing oral care (POC) are critical for the elderly, while few studies have investigated the determinant factors of nurses' attitudes by identifying the current work pressure, resilience and self-efficacy in geriatric care facilities (GCFs). It is of great significance to explore the nurses' attitudes toward POC and associated influencing factors related to psychological aspects including resilience, self-efficacy, and stress from the workplace.

methodsAttitudes for Providing Mouth Care (A-PMC) in Chinese version were used in this cross-sectional study with 160 nurses in 2 GCFs. Data were collected using online questionnaires and analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. Statistically significant values were considered at p < 0.05.

resultsA total of 160 nurses participated in this study, with an average age of 32.86 ± 7.43. The mean score for the A-PMC was 2.81 ± 0.47. The score of A-PMC was negatively correlated with work pressure (r=-0.332, p < 0.01), and positively correlated with resilience (r = 0.735, p < 0.01) and self-efficacy (r = 0.425, p < 0.01) respectively. Multiple linear regression analyses identified that the potential influencing factors of A-PMC were education background, work hours every shift, self-efficacy, work pressure and resilience.

conclusionsThe study results indicate nurses' attitudes regarding PMC were at a low level, which is influenced by many factors. To improve nurses' attitudes toward PMC and the oral hygiene (OH) of the elderly in GCFs, it is necessary to increase nurses' education and training, establish a reasonable and effective incentive mechanism to improve nurses' work motivation and other intervention measures to reduce work pressure.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelNursesAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHumansOral HygieneSurveys and QuestionnairesAttitudeGeriatric care facilitiesNurseOral hygiene

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