Integration of a dental hygienist into the interprofessional long-term care team

IF 2 3区 医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Gerodontology Pub Date : 2023-12-25 DOI:10.1111/ger.12734
Nelly Villacorta-Siegal, Karen Joseph, Sandra Gardner, Jagger Smith, Christina E. Gallucci, Rosanne Aleong, David Chvartszaid
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Abstract

Background

To address poor oral health of residents in long-term care homes (LTCH), this study explored the process of integrating an educational resource and a dental hygienist on the interprofessional care team.

Methods

This convergent mixed-methods study took place at a 472-bed LTCH in Toronto, Canada from February to August 2018. Nurses employed at the LTCH participated in the study. During the study period, a dental hygienist was integrated into an interprofessional LTCH team. Nurses completed an online eLearning module about using the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) when referring residents' oral health concerns to a. Pre/post knowledge quizzes, module feedback and satisfaction surveys were administered. A retrospective chart review examined OHAT use and compared nurse and dental hygienist oral health assessments. Two cycles of semi-structured interviews with five nurses explored experiences with the eLearning module, OHAT and integration of the dental hygienist into the team.

Results

Nurses scored well on the knowledge quizzes and reported comfort in using the OHAT to refer oral concerns to a dental hygienist; however, actual use was minimal. oral health issues were under-reported by nurses on the Resident Assessment Instrument–Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS); the dental hygienist reported significantly more debris, teeth lost and carious teeth (all P < 0.0001). Qualitative analysis indicated that the nurses valued dental hygienist integration into the team. Using knowledge mobilisation practices, a new oral health referral tool was developed.

Conclusions

This study highlights the feasibility and desirability of an oral health eLearning module, practical assessment tools and participation of a dental hygienist on the LTCH interprofessional care team.

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将牙科保健师纳入跨专业长期护理团队。
背景:为了解决长期护理院居民口腔健康不良的问题,本研究探讨了将教育资源和牙科卫生学家纳入跨专业护理团队的过程:为了解决长期护理院(LTCH)居民口腔健康不良的问题,本研究探讨了将教育资源和牙科卫生学家纳入跨专业护理团队的过程:这项融合的混合方法研究于2018年2月至8月在加拿大多伦多一家拥有472张床位的长期护理院进行。长期治疗医院的护士参与了研究。在研究期间,一名牙科保健师被纳入了 LTCH 跨专业团队。护士们完成了一个在线电子学习模块,内容是在将居民的口腔健康问题转介给牙科医生时如何使用口腔健康评估工具(OHAT)。回顾性病历审查检查了 OHAT 的使用情况,并比较了护士和牙科保健师的口腔健康评估。对五名护士进行了两轮半结构式访谈,探讨了电子学习模块、OHAT 以及将牙科保健师纳入团队的经验:结果:护士们在知识测验中得分很高,并表示能自如地使用 OHAT 将口腔问题转介给牙科保健师;然而,实际使用却很少。护士们在住院病人评估工具-最低数据集(RAI-MDS)中对口腔健康问题的报告不足;牙科保健师报告的碎屑、脱落牙齿和龋齿明显较多(均为 P 结论:这项研究强调了电子学习模块的可行性,以及将牙科保健师纳入团队的可能性:本研究强调了口腔健康电子学习模块、实用评估工具和牙科保健师参与 LTCH 跨专业护理团队的可行性和可取性。
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Gerodontology
Gerodontology 医学-老年医学
CiteScore
4.10
自引率
10.00%
发文量
50
审稿时长
3-6 weeks
期刊介绍: The ultimate aim of Gerodontology is to improve the quality of life and oral health of older people. The boundaries of most conventional dental specialties must be repeatedly crossed to provide optimal dental care for older people. In addition, management of other health problems impacts on dental care and clinicians need knowledge in these numerous overlapping areas. Bringing together these diverse topics within one journal serves clinicians who are seeking to read and to publish papers across a broad spectrum of specialties. This journal provides the juxtaposition of papers from traditional specialties but which share this patient-centred interest, providing a synergy that serves progress in the subject of gerodontology.
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