일부지역 노인들의 자가 구강상태 인지에 따른 구강보건교육 요구도 조사

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 797 - 805
• Main Authors: 정정옥, Jung Ock Jung, 송애희, Ae Hee Song, 김수경, Soo Kyung Kim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 30.10.2013
• Subjects: oral health education needs; self perception of the oral condition; senior citizens; 구강보건교육 요구도; 노인; 자가 구강상태
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to obtain the data for oral health improvement and promotion programs for the elderly people. Methods: Subjects were 382 elderly people over 65 years old living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do for more than 3 months from May to July 2012. Except 23 incomplete answers, 359 data were analyzed. Results: 1. By five point Likert scale, mean was 3.71 points. Self-perception of the oral health condition was 2.60 points. 2. Correlation analysis revealed that oral health education needs, self perception of the oral condition, and variables showed significantly weak negative relation(r=-0.215, p<0.001). Conclusions: It is necessary to develop continuing oral health education programs at the levels of elderly people in the nursing homes.