Oral health of psychiatric patients: The nurse's perspective

International Journal of Dental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 245-249

  Azodo, C C ^a   Ezeja, E B ^a   Omoaregba, J O ^b   James, B O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nurses; Oral health; Perspective; Psychiatric patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NIGERIA; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TRISMUS; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; NIGERIA; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTHACHE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TRISMUS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84865854378     PISSN: 16015029     EISSN: 16015037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2011.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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