Open AccessOral care quality—Do humanity aspects matter? Nursing staff's and older people's perceptions
Author(s) -
Andersson Maria,
WildeLarsson Bodil,
Persenius Mona
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.461
Subject(s) - humanity , nursing , medicine , health care , perception , nursing care , descriptive statistics , quality (philosophy) , quality of life (healthcare) , perspective (graphical) , long term care , psychology , family medicine , gerontology , philosophy , theology , epistemology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , economic growth , statistics , mathematics
Aim (a) To describe and compare perceptions of humanity aspects of oral care quality in relation to nursing staff in short‐term care units and intensive care units and older people in short‐term care units and their person‐related conditions; and (b) to compare humanity aspects of oral care quality perceptions between nursing staff and older people in short‐term care units. Design Cross‐sectional study. Self‐reported questionnaire and clinical assessments. Methods Nursing staff ( N = 417) and older people ( N = 74) completed the modified Quality of Care from a Patient Perspective instrument and person‐related items. Older people's oral health status was clinically assessed using the Revised Oral Assessment Guide. Data were analysed using descriptive and analytic statistics. The data were collected from 2013–2016. Results Nursing staff's perceptions of humanity aspects of oral care quality were related to gender, work role and care environment. Older people's perceptions of humanity aspects of oral care quality were related to self‐reported physical health. Nursing staff in short‐term care units perceived the subjective importance of humanity aspects of oral care quality higher compared with older people in short‐term care units.