Attitudes and perceptions towards oral hygiene tasks among geriatric nursing home staff

International Journal of Dental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-203

  Forsell, M ^a   Sjogren P ^b   Kullberg, E ^a   Johansson, O ^c   Wedel, P ^a   Herbst, B ^a   Hoogstraate, J ^d  

^a Oral Care   (Sweden)

^b Oral Care R and D   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dental hygienist; Nursing; Oral hygiene; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TEACHING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TEACHING;

EID: 84855730453     PISSN: 16015029     EISSN: 16015037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2010.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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