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Improving Oral Care in Stroke Patients: Patients' and Carers' Experiences of Oral Care in a Hospital Environment Following Acute Stroke

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to explore the thoughts and feelings of stroke patients and their carers (family/guardians) about oral care during hospitalisation, and (in turn) inform future research and service development. Background Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability and associated physical and cognitive impairments can compromise ...
Hazel Dickinson, Catherine Elizabeth Lightbody, StJohn Crean, Caroline Watkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caries Experience and Severity among Students with Disabilities in Sokoto, Nigeria. [PDF]

Front Dent
Eghosa Ogbeide M, Olanrewaju Taiwo A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Concurrent Validity of the Modified Oral Status Survey Tool

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Modified Oral Status Survey Tool (MOSST) is a novel instrument designed to assess oral health and function in older adults for whom traditional dental indices are unsuitable. Originally developed for older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), its reliability and content validity are established, but its concurrent ...
Hoda Tayebi‐Hillali, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Isabel C. Olegário, Jean Moynihan, Laura Hunt, Lewis Winning, Philip McCallion, Mary McCarron, Katrina Byrne   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Oral Health Equity in the Asia-Pacific Region - A Call to Action. [PDF]

Int Dent J
Chu CH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Perspectives on Future Assisted Oral Care Among Community‐Dwelling Older Adults Receiving Municipal Home Care: A Qualitative Study

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore community‐dwelling older adults' expectations and perceptions of future needs and requests concerning assisted oral care from healthcare professionals in event of greater need for care. Background Older adults with care needs often require support with oral care from care professionals, yet cognitive impairments may hinder
Isabelle Johansson, Irene Eriksson, Cristina Joy Torgé, Birgitta Jönsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of an Individualized Oral Health Intervention on Oral Health‐Related Behaviours Among Family Caregivers and Care Recipients

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The oral health of institutionalized individuals has been widely studied; however, research on the oral health of older family caregivers and their care recipients is scarce. We aimed to assess the impact of an individually tailored preventive oral health intervention on the oral health‐related behaviour of family caregivers and ...
Shanza Razzaq, Tarja Välimäki, Irma Nykänen, Sohvi Koponen, Roosa‐Maria Savela, Ursula Schwab, Anna Liisa Suominen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genres and typologies of standard paediatric service public funding model provisions for speech-language pathology management: A scoping review. [PDF]

Health Policy Open
Nickless T, Davidson B, Gold L, Dowell R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Female Carriers of Haemophilia and Non‐Carriers in a Colombian Population

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Women with haemophilia can present manifestations and experience undiagnosed symptoms, which negatively affect their health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). Objective To evaluate the HRQoL in obligate carriers of haemophilia (OCH) versus women non‐carriers of haemophilia (WNCH) in a Colombian population.
Fabian A. Manzano‐Di Zeo, Claudia Sossa‐Melo, Maria Luna‐Gonzalez, Miguel Ochoa‐Vera, Melanie Tarazona‐Bohórquez, Luis A. Salazar‐Montaña, Luisa Sánchez‐Sossa, Katherinee Morales‐Chacón, Juan José Rey‐Serrano, Angela M. Peña‐Castellanos   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventive Healthcare and Disability: Challenges and Opportunities. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Ricciardi GE, Cuciniello R, Raimondi V, Vaia F, Signorelli C, Renzi C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Use of an Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life Instrument to Measure Unmet Dental Care Needs in Adults With Inherited Bleeding Disorders

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Preventive dental care is vital for individuals with bleeding disorders to reduce the need for potentially invasive procedures. Although dental care is a mandated function of U.S. federally supported hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs), access to dental care is widely variable.
Miguel A. Escobar, Megan M. Ullman, Joanna Larson, Michael M. Chan, Marisela Trujillo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source