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dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKwiecien, Inger
dc.contributor.authorHamlet, Blaise
dc.contributor.authorCoccetti, Anne
dc.contributor.authorMonsiegneur, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorTickle, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorCardell, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-26T01:28:59Z
dc.date.available2021-07-26T01:28:59Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0278-4807
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/rnj.0000000000000301
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/406305
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to improve patient oral hygiene outcomes in a rehabilitation unit by implementing a nursing education package and oral hygiene assessment tool. Design: A case–control design with 50 rehabilitation patients was performed. Methods: Nursing staff received education and training in applying the Modified Oral Health Assessment Tool. Clinician assessment of patient oral hygiene occurred on admission and at days 5–7. Each patient reported their perceptions of oral hygiene and comfort prior to hospitalization, while in the hospital, and after transfer to the rehabilitation unit. Findings: Oral hygiene rating scores improved significantly from admission to the rehabilitation unit to days 5–7 (p = .00). The mean score of patient perceived cleanliness improved from hospital admission to admission to the rehabilitation unit. Conclusion: Oral hygiene was improved following admission to a rehabilitation unit with a consistent and individualized approach to oral hygiene. Clinical Relevance: The introduction of a consistent and individualized approach to oral hygiene demonstrates positive patient outcomes and high patient acceptance.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
dc.relation.ispartofjournalRehabilitation Nursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAllied health and rehabilitation science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4201
dc.titleIntroducing Standardized Assessment and Management of Oral Cares in a Rehabilitation Unit
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSchwarz, M; Kwiecien, I; Hamlet, B; Coccetti, A; Monsiegneur, U; Tickle, B; Cardell, E, Introducing Standardized Assessment and Management of Oral Cares in a Rehabilitation Unit, Rehabilitation Nursing, 2020
dc.date.updated2021-07-25T08:00:25Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
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gro.griffith.authorCardell, Elizabeth A.


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