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ArticleActa odontologica Scandinavica2024

Validation of a simplified oral indicator for home care nurses to refer older people to dental care professionals.

Lina F Weening-Verbree, Annemarie A Schuller, Wim P Krijnen, Cees P Van der Schans, Sytse U Zuidema, Johannes S M Hobbelen

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Lina F Weening-VerbreeResearch Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing and FAITH Research, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. l.f.weening-verbree@pl.hanze.nl.ORCID 0000-0001-9777-6072
Annemarie A SchullerCenter for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; TNO the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7759-2946
Wim P KrijnenResearch Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing and FAITH Research, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2917-6600
Cees P Van der SchansResearch Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing and FAITH Research, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department Health Psychology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4728-4082
Sytse U ZuidemaDepartment of Primary and Long-Term Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4991-9507
Johannes S M HobbelenResearch Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing and FAITH Research, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Primary and Long-Term Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1852-0955

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Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to explore the identification of older people in need of dental consultation, with a Simplified Oral Indicator (SOI) used by home care nurses (HCNs) and with the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-NL) completed by older people themselves, compared with the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT-NL), performed by dental hygienists.

methodsThe HCNs completed SOI based on their professional view, knowledge and experience; scores red/orange/green were given to older people for oral health and oral hygiene. Older people completed the GOHAI-NL and dental hygienists completed the OHAT-NL.

resultsData from 141 older people were analysed. Sensitivity and specificity of SOI -OHAT-NL were low (0.45 and 0.64, respectively); SOI scored only few older people as 'red', while only 11 older people did not need a dental referral according to the OHAT-NL. OHAT-NL and GOHAI-NL correlation was significant, but low (r = -0.226, p = 0.012).

conclusionSimplified Oral Indicator is currently not sensitive enough to identify older people in need of dental consultation. Additional education to HCNs and/or adjusting SOI may be needed. The GOHAI-NL seems not useful in dental triage.

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Referral and ConsultationAgedAged, 80 and overDental Care for AgedFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleOral Health

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