Open AccessOral health care education and its effect on caregivers′ knowledge, attitudes, and practices: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Khanagar,
Amit Kumar,
Vasuda Rajanna,
Bhumika Kamal Badiyani,
Vinod Jathanna,
Prajna V Kini
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.139843
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , oral hygiene , randomized controlled trial , test (biology) , health education , randomization , family medicine , elderly people , oral health , population , hygiene , cluster randomised controlled trial , health care , nursing , gerontology , public health , dentistry , environmental health , paleontology , surgery , pathology , economic growth , economics , biology
The population of older people as well as the number of dependent older people is steadily increasing. Those unable to live independently at home are being cared for in a range of settings. Practical training for nurses and auxiliary care staff has frequently been recommended as a way of improving oral health care for functionally dependent elderly.