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Oral health care guidelines, training, and resources among stroke care providers

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dc.FundingDetailsMinistry of Higher Education, Malaysia National Institutes of Health Chinese University of Hong Kong
dc.FundingDetailsPermissions to conduct the study at the respective hospitals were obtained from directors of the hospitals and heads of medical and rehabilitation wards or from the heads of clinical research centers and heads of chief nurses. These permissions were granted prior to ethical approval application and the commencement of the study. Ethical approval was subsequently obtained from the National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Malaysia�in particular, the Institute for Health Behavioural Research (IHBR) and Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC).
dc.FundingDetailsWe thank all the personnel involved in this study for their assistance. We also thank the Director General of Health Malaysia for permission to publish this article. The study was funded by the Hong Kong University. The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.
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dc.contributor.authorAb.Malik N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYatim S.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLam O.L.T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJin L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcGrath C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:25:27Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:25:27Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractDuring a stroke, the mouth tends to become an unhealthy place and may give rise to various life-threatening conditions. To this end, there have been repeated calls to incorporate oral hygiene guidelines and practices for hospitalized stroke patients to prevent aspiration pneumonia and improve patients� oral health. The objective of the study was to determine health care providers� practices of oral health care among patients hospitalized after an occurrence of stroke and to determine health care providers� background and work environment effect on these practices. A cross-sectional study was conducted among stroke care providers in 13 public hospitals in Malaysia. The questionnaires distributed were self-administered, where nursing staff provided details of their oral health care practices for stroke patients. Information on the background of health care providers and work environment was also collected. Overall, a total of 780 responses from the registered nurses were obtained. Almost half of the respondents (48.1%) reported that they recommended toothbrushing twice or more per day to stroke patients. Two-thirds (64.7%) reported that they performed daily mouthwashing on their patient, while less than half (38.8%) reported daily oral hygiene assistance. Result of the analysis revealed that oral hygiene practices were significantly associated with having working wards (P < 0.05), level of qualification (P < 0.05), having oral health care guidelines (P < 0.001), specific resources (P < 0.05), and attending previous training in oral care (P < 0.001). Provision of oral hygiene practices for hospitalized stroke patients is important. A lack of oral health care guidelines, support from dental professionals, specific resources, training, and assistance in daily oral care for patients is evident and detrimental to oral hygiene practices. The current findings have significant implications for new initiatives to support health care providers, particularly the registered nurses performing oral health care for hospitalized stroke patients. Knowledge Transfer Statement: This study may provide a basis of information for improving the delivery of oral health care to stroke patients. Enhancement in the training and improvement in the existing guidelines and resources is pivotal for the provision of better oral health care for the potential benefits to these patients, including their improved quality of life and disease prevention. � International & American Associations for Dental Research 2017.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/2380084417693784
dc.identifier.epage319
dc.identifier.issn23800844
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85041657168
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8648
dc.identifier.volume2
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJDR Clinical and Translational Research
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAspiration pneumoniaen_US
dc.subjectCarersen_US
dc.subjectCerebral strokeen_US
dc.subjectCerebrovascular accidenten_US
dc.subjectHospitalen_US
dc.subjectRegistered nursesen_US
dc.titleOral health care guidelines, training, and resources among stroke care providersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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