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Administration of chlorhexidine to persons with mental retardation residing in an institution: Patient acceptance and staff compliance
Author(s) -
Burtner A. Paul,
Smith Robert G.,
Tiefenbach Stephen,
Walker Clay
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1996.tb00834.x
Subject(s) - medicine , compliance (psychology) , chlorhexidine , administration (probate law) , patient compliance , mental health , psychiatry , dentistry , family medicine , psychology , social psychology , political science , law
Chlorhexidine is beneficial in maintaining the oral health of persons diagnosed with mental retardation. Proper daily oral administration, however, depends upon the compliance of Caregivers as well as patient acceptance. If caregivers are non‐compliant or if patients are overly resistant to daily applications of chlorhexidine, its proven benefits will not be realized. This study evaluated two methods of chlorhexidine administration for patient acceptance and direct‐care staff compliance among 44 institutionalized individuals diagnosed with mental retardation.