Oral Care Awareness and Factors Related to the Burden of Nurses at a Community Hospital in Japan

Healthcare

Ryuichi Ohta¹  Chiaki Sano²  Takahiro Kanno³  Yuhei Matsuda³  Takashi Koike⁴ 

[1] Department of Community Care, Unnan City Hospital, Unnan 699-1221, Japan;Department of Community Medicine Management, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo 693-8501, Japan;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo 693-8501, Japan;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Unnan City Hospital, 96-1 Daito-cho Iida, Unnan 699-1221, Japan;

关键词: mouth;    care;    nurses;    community hospital;    burden;   

DOI  :  10.3390/healthcare10061073

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: This cross-sectional study investigated the oral care knowledge, awareness, and challenges of 159 nurses and identified the factors related to the burden of oral care in Unnan City Hospital, Japan. Materials and Methods: This study included outpatient, ward, and operating room nurses who answered a questionnaire comprising 19 questions regarding awareness, actual implementation status of oral care provided, burden and learning experiences of oral care, and participants’ characteristics. A univariate regression model was used to assess whether catheterization was associated with the independent variables. Results: The number and rate of valid questionnaires were 134 and 87.6%, respectively. The mean years of clinical experience were 18.71 ± 12.02 years; 95.5% of the nurses were women. There were significant differences in the Oral Health-related Caregiver Burden Index among “interest in oral care” (p = 0.006), “priority of oral care” (p = 0.005), and “burden of oral care”. Conclusions: This study shows that nurses who are highly interested in oral care, prioritize oral care, and do not perceive oral care as a burden. Educational interventions, such as training sessions and direct guidance to solve challenges, are needed and can lead to improvements in the quality of life and advancement of health.

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