| Summary: | 碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 口腔衛生學系碩士班 === 105 === Back ground: Poor oral condition will directely influence our general condition. The oral condition of long-term care people is generally ignored and causes poor oral condition. A poor oral condition may cause bacteria or plaque to penetrate the lungs and cause aspiration puemonia by choking. In case management of oral care, we consider the patients condition case by case. When we evaluate their condition, we can not only evaluate their oral condition, but also their general disease, medical history, nutrition, and mental status.
Purpose: The aim of this research is to identify the properties of oral care methods made from the Oral Care Degree standard (OCD) from doctor Shun-te, Huang. Also, we are curious to understand the difficulties that caregivers face when providing oral care for different types of long-term care people, and provide more effective oral care methods for them.
Methods: This is a qualitative research. We recruited nine long-term care patient from Kaoshiung city. All cases were more than twenty years old and they have different disability level. Each case was indicated for the oral care methods as outlined in the OCD over four months and checked every two weeks by professional dentists.
Result: We found the oral care methods of the OCD can be used well in long-term care patients. The caregivers know how to help the long-term care people after we teach them, and can solve problems when they clean the oral cavity of long-term care residents.
Conclusion: When we perform a procedure for long-term care people, we should be aware of their disability level, general health and the caregivers ability, in order to raise the care effectiveness of oral care. The oral care methods from the OCD are appropriate for long-term care people. We also solved the oral care problems faced by their caregivers.
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