• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.57-67
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• 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of care workers' knowledge of elderly oral health, education on elderly oral healthcare and behavioral needs, awareness of elderly oral healthcare, and actual practices in elderly oral healthcare. Furthermore, it explores the mediating effects of elderly oral healthcare education and behavioral needs on the relationship between awareness and practice. Methods: Data were collected from October 11 to December 29, 2023, from 172 certified care workers employed in nursing hospitals and other workplaces. For analyzing the data, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical regression were conducted using SPSS Statistics 21.0. Results: Elderly oral health knowledge, education and behavioral needs, awareness, and practice were significantly higher among: those aged 51 years and older, female, primarily working in nursing hospitals, with a total career span of 10 years, higher job satisfaction, in organizations prioritizing elderly oral healthcare, and with superior education in elderly oral health. Elderly oral healthcare education and behavioral needs had partial mediating effects on the relationship between care workers' awareness and practice of elderly oral healthcare. Conclusions: The current practices and challenges in care workers' oral healthcare for the elderly will be analyzed, and recommendations and strategies for improving practices will be formulated.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.432-441
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• 2016

본 연구는 장기요양시설 재원노인을 대상으로 2016년 3월부터 2016년 5월까지 전문가 구강위생관리 프로그램을 적용하고 재원노인의 구강위생상태 개선 효과를 파악하기 위하여 수행되었다. 전문가 구강위생관리와 노인구강보건 교육을 제공받은 요양보호사에 의한 일상 구강관리를 중재한 32명의 실험군 I, 노인구강보건교육을 제공받은 요양보호사에 의한 일상 구강관리를 시행한 30명의 실험군 II, 요양보호사에게 일상구강관리를 제공받은 32명의 대조군으로 구분하여 치면세균막 지수, 구취, 설태, 타액 분비량의 개선 효과를 보고자 하였다. 치면세균막 지수는 반복측정분산 분석 결과 실험군 I, 실험군 II, 대조군 사이에 유의한 차이가 있었으며 중재기간에 따른 변화에도 유의한 차이가 있었다. 또한 중재 방법에 따라서 치면세균막 지수의 변화 양상은 유의한 차이를 보였다. 구취는 실험군 I, 실험군 II, 대조군 사이와 중재기간에 따른 변화에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 중재 방법에 따라서 구취의 변화 양상은 유의한 차이를 보였다. 설태는 실험군 I, 실험군 II, 대조군 사이에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 중재기간과 중재 방법에 따른 설태의 변화 양상은 유의한 차이를 보였다. 타액 분비량은 실험군 I, 실험군 II, 대조군에 따른 변화와 중재기간에 따른 변화에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 중재 방법에 따라서 타액 분비량의 변화 양상은 유의한 차이를 보였다. 전문가 구강위생관리와 요양보호사에 대한 노인구강교육 실시가 재원노인들의 구강위생 상태에 영향을 미치는 것이 확인되었기에, 재원노인의 구강위생 상태를 개선하기 위해 치과 촉탁의 제도와 병행한 전문가 구강위생관리를 주기적으로 수행할 필요가 있으며, 직원을 포함한 간호 인력을 대상으로 노인 구강위생교육을 제공할 필요가 있다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.983-990
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• 2010

Objectives : This study was to investigate the level of oral health, xerostomia, and oral health related activities of daily living(ADL) and the clinical factors influencing oral health related quality of life(OHIP-14) in elderly for visiting healthcare. Methods : Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 106 elderly people(mean age=$77.5{\pm}4.98$). Participants in the study were recruited when they attended the public health center in Cheonan-si. Data were collected by means of a personal interview from July 19 through to August 20, 2010. Oral health related ADL, OHIP-14 and dry mouth was measured by the total 24-items. The data was analysed with t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regression using the SPSS program. Results : Participants had a mean of 13.6 remaining natural teeth, which was significantly with age and perceived oral health. Xerostomia score achieved a mean of 6.39 out of a maximum 12 points. Powerful predictors of OHIP-14 were natural teeth, masticatory difficulty, oral pain, PHP index, perceived oral health, age and living together for the elderly Conclusions : Based on the findings, OHIP-14 has a significantly impact on oral health related ADL. These results suggest that elder people oral health promotion should be developed assessment index which was measured predictors related oral health in the elderly for visiting healthcare.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.635-643
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate dental hygienists understanding of the provisions of oral health care and awareness for the elderly. Methods: A survey was conducted among 285 dental hygienists, currently practicing around Gwangju province, Korea. The questionnaire contained questions on general characteristics of the subjects (5 items), oral health status of the elderly (5 items), and awareness (8 items) among the dental hygienists. The data were analyzed using a chi-square test. IBM SPSS 21.0 program was used for all statistical analyses. Results: The results showed that 47.7% of the dental hygienists took care of 1 to 5 elderly patients per day; they could not provide high quality oral health education to these patients because of lack of knowledge, lack of treatment time, and excessive workload. An analysis of the hygienists' professional educational experience related to oral healthcare of the elderly during university years showed that the older and more experienced hygienists' were less likely to have completed this education, i.e., 22.05% and 10.9%, respectively (p<0.001). Of all the dental hygienists, 62.8% were interested in oral health problems of the elderly, and 34.4% of dental hygienists for geriatric oral care were the most needed for geriatric oral care education (p<0.001). Conclusions: According to these results, it is important that dental hygienists participate in training on oral healthcare for the elderly and develop various programs for managing the oral health of the elderly.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to find out differences in oral health status, defined as their oral health and oral health quality of life among the elderly depending on their income and education levels. Methods: This study used 922 senior citizens over 65 from the data (2015) of the 6th National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS). The regression analysis was adopted to identify factors affecting their oral health status which has effect on their oral health quality of life. The statistical package SPSS 21.0 was employed. Frequency analysis, chi-squared analysis and regression analysis were used, and the significance level or Cronbach's alpha value was 0.05. Results: Depending on income levels, there were differences in their oral health status as to whether they use oral hygiene products, take dental examinations, join private health-insurances, and delay dental treatments or not. And educational levels also made significant differences in their oral health status as to whether they smoke, drink alcohol, how many times they brush teeth a day, whether they use oral hygiene products, take dental treatments, and join private health-insurances. Regression analysis on the relationship between their oral health status and the oral health quality of life showed that there were significant differences depending on whether they take dental treatments, delay dental medical treatments, smoke, take oral examinations, how many times they brush teeth a day, and whether they use oral hygiene products, or join private health-insurances. Conclusions: The study shows that a comprehensive plan is needed to raise attention on proper oral health-care and ultimately to improve the quality of life by considering the daily number of tooth brushing, oral hygiene product use, regular dental treatments, and other medical uses.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.485-492
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• 2017

본 연구는 일부지역 60대 이상 노인을 대상으로 구강건강관리행태에 따른 주관적인 구강건강인식과 구강 건강지식도의 관련성을 알아보고자 조사하였다. 설문 조사는 경북에 거주하는 60세 이상의 노인을 대상으로 2016년 9월 1일부터 12월 30일까지 실시하였고, 총 442부를 최종 분석에 사용하였다. 자료의 분석은 SPSS WIN 12.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, t-test, ANOVA 등을 실시하였다. 구강건강관리행태에 따른 주관적인 구강건강인식은 칫솔질을 전체적으로 잘 닦을수록, 칫솔질 시간이 길수록 높았으며(p<.05), 구강건강관리실태에 따른 구강건강지식도는 칫솔질 교육을 받은 경우 높았다(p<.05). 이상과 같은 결과를 바탕으로 노인들의 구강건강증진을 위해서는 올바른 구강건강관리행태를 위한 지속적인 교육이 이루어져 구강에 대한 주관적인 구강 건강인식과 구강건강지식도를 높여주어야 할 것이다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제51권9호
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• pp.494-500
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• 2013

Recently, several researches indicated the relationship between oral condition and respiratory disease such as pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Respiratory disease is known as common chronic disease in the elderly increasing mortality and morbidity. In this study, we have reviewed the association between oral disease and respiratory disease in the elderly. The related data were searched and collected from abroad and domestic studies. The studies included the randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs), longitudinal, cohort, case-control, and systematic review studies. With the data from the studies, we concluded that poor oral hygiene or periodontal disease can influence the pneumonia in the elderly. Further studies will be needed to investigate the association between oral disease and COPD.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.899-911
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• 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the educational needs for geriatric dental hygiene and provide basic data for developing standard curricula for geriatric hygiene. Methods: To investigate the educational needs for geriatric dental hygiene, 212 students from dental hygiene departments and 205 dental hygienists engaged in clinical practice were enrolled. Results: Among the educational needs for geriatric dental hygiene, Geriatric oral health issues category was the highest with 4.06 points for students and 4.05 points for dental hygienists. Students who completed a geriatric dental hygiene course had higher scores for the following sub-domains compared to those who did not: need for geriatric dental hygiene-related theoretical education (p=0.002), needs for practice education with elderly people (p=0.001), and confidence in performing oral healthcare for elderly people after graduation (p<0.001). Meanwhile, clinical dental hygienists who not completed geriatric-related courses had higher scores for, need for geriatric dental hygiene-related theoretical education, need for practice education with elderly people, and confidence in performing oral healthcare for elderly people. but, there was no significant difference (p>0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study showed that students and dental hygienists had high educational needs for geriatric dental hygiene. In particular, there was a high demand for education related to Geriatric oral health issues as well as Geriatric dental hygiene care and skills.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.457-467
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• 2020

Objectives: This study confirms the current status of visiting oral health-care services for the elderly to draw policy implications for revitalization of the visiting oral health care services in the future. Methods: First, a survey was conducted on health centers about the current status of the elderly visiting oral health-care service and how to revitalize it. Next, the number of oral hygiene services provided to the elderly was checked in the long-term care insurance system. Results: Oral health education (100%) was the most common practice in visiting oral health-care service for the elderly, and the most difficult thing in providing services was the lack of dental hygienists (38.9%). The status of oral health-care services in the long-term care insurance system for elderly revealed that the total number of service claims has been confirmed to be zero since the introduction of the system. Conclusions: Despite the existence of a system that provides elderly visiting oral healthcare services, to revitalize it, the law must be amended to secure a dental hygienist as the main agent of the activity and to further take responsibility for autonomous authority and performance.

• 대한치과의료관리학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.54-61
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• 2023

This study was conducted to identify factors related to discomfort while speaking in the elderly and provide fundamental data for establishing oral health care policies for a healthy old age. Using the raw data from the 8th wave of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2020), we conducted an analysis to examine the relationship between speaking discomfort and mental health, as well as oral health care behavior, among 1,278 elderly individuals in Korea. Differences in speaking discomfort were analyzed based on general characteristics, mental health, and oral health care behavior using complex sample cross-analysis. Additionally, factors associated with speaking discomfort were analyzed using complex sample multiple logistic regression analysis. As a result, individuals with depression experienced higher levels of speaking discomfort (p<0.05), and individuals experiencing high levels of stress also reported higher levels of speaking discomfort (p<0.05). As a factor affecting speaking discomfort, it was found that speaking discomfort was 2.56 times higher (p<0.001) when dental care was not met, and speaking discomfort was 3.05 times higher (p<0.05) when teeth brushing was less frequent. As a result of the aforementioned findings, it is believed that a customized oral health promotion program is necessary to expand dental health insurance coverage for the elderly and improve oral healthcare.