Axelsson M, Bahtsevani C, Neziraj M, Persson K, Kumlien C. A registry study of oral health problems and preventive interventions among older persons receiving municipal healthcare - PROSENIOR.
Nurs Open 2023;
10:525-534. [PMID:
36631732 PMCID:
PMC9834176 DOI:
10.1002/nop2.1318]
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Abstract
AIM
The aim was to identify planned and completed preventive interventions among older persons with oral health problems receiving municipal health care. A further aim was to determine the correspondence between oral health problems and planned preventive interventions among older persons with oral health problems receiving municipal health care.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional register study.
METHODS
Oral health data from the Swedish national quality registry, Senior Alert, were extracted for 4,024 older persons (≥65 years) receiving municipal health care in a county in Southern Sweden. Data were statistically analysed.
RESULTS
A large majority of older persons (97.4%) with assessed oral health problems had at least one planned preventive intervention, and approximately three quarters of the planned interventions were completed. There seemed to be a mismatch between type of oral health problems and preventive interventions as not all older persons had a planned preventive intervention related to their specific oral health problem.
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