1MS.student, Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dankook University, 31116, Re. of Korea
2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dankook University, 31116, Re. of Korea
3 Researcher, Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dankook University, 31116, Re. of Korea
4Researcher, Public Health Center, Asan-si, 31521, Rep. of Korea
5Associate Professor, Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dankook University, 31116, Rep. of Korea
*Corresponding author: Jong-Hwa Jang, jhj@dankook.ac.kr
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a personalized oral self-care intervention program in diabetic elderly.
The study employed a non-equivalent quasi-experimental design with 10 participants in the intervention and control groups, respectively. An oral self-care intervention program was performed once per week for eight weeks from September 10 to December 19, 2018, and the effect of the program was measured by changes in subjective xerostomia, knowledge, self-efficacy, and oral self-care behavior.
After the program, the intervention group showed a significantly higher increase in knowledge (P = 0.015) and instances of brushing per day (P = 0.005) than the control group. There were no statistically significant differences in xerostomia and the use of oral care products (P > 0.05).
The oral self-care intervention program for diabetic elderly was found to be useful in improving oral care, and the development of furtherstrategies for the improvement of the health of the elderly is necessary.
Diabetic elderly, Oral self-care intervention program, Subjective xerostomia, Knowledge, Oral
