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Trial reportActa odontologica Scandinavica2024

Use of oral health care services by family caregivers and care recipients: the LENTO intervention.

Shanza Razzaq, Irma Nykänen, Tarja Välimäki, Sohvi Koponen, Roosa-Maria Savela, Ursula Schwab, Anna Liisa Suominen

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Trial report in Acta odontologica Scandinavica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04003493 (LifE Style, Nutrition and Oral Health in Care Givers)), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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LifE Style, Nutrition and Oral Health in Care Givers)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Eastern FinlandRan2019 to 2020Enrolled250ConditionsNutrition Disorders in Old Age, Caries,Dental, Dentures, Oral MucositisArmsNutrition and oral health intervention
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7 authors.

Shanza RazzaqInstitute of Dentistry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. shanzarazzaq@gmail.com.
Irma NykänenKuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Tarja VälimäkiDepartment of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Sohvi KoponenInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Roosa-Maria SavelaDepartment of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Ursula SchwabInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Anna Liisa SuominenInstitute of Dentistry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Oral Health Teaching Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to evaluate the impact of an individually tailored preventive oral health intervention on the use of oral health care services by older family caregivers (FCs) and their care recipients (CRs). MATERIAL AND

methodsA randomized controlled six and 12-month oral health intervention study included FCs and CRs aged ≥65 years living in Eastern Finland. The participants were randomly assigned to an intervention (FCs n = 53, CRs n = 47) and a control (FCs n = 39, CRs n = 35) group. Individually tailored oral health interventions for the FCs provided by a dental hygienist focused on oral hygiene and self-care. Generalized estimating equations were used to analyze the impact of intervention on the change in the use of oral health care services.

resultsThe intervention had no significant effect on the use of oral health care services by the FCs or their CRs. Traditional factors such as female gender, a higher number of teeth, toothache, no dental fear, and higher morbidity were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with an increased use of oral health care services in the FCs, but not among the CRs.

conclusionsIndividually tailored preventive oral health intervention showed no effect on the use of oral health care services. To promote oral health among the elderly, specific interventions focusing on use of oral health care services are needed.

trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04003493.

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CaregiversAgedAged, 80 and overDental Health ServicesFemaleFinlandHumansMaleOral Health

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PMCPMC11302500

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