ประสิทธิผลของการเยี่ยมบ้านเพื่อส่งเสริมสุขภาพช่องปากต่อพฤติกรรมดูแลสุขภาพช่องปากและปริมาณคราบจุลินทรีย์บนตัวฟันของผู้สูงอายุ

Abstract

Dental services are inaccessible to some groups, such as the elderly. Therefore, improving the oral health of the elderly requires changing the service model. Especially the work of promoting oral health in line with the policy of family doctors (Family care team) that focuses mainly on services in the community. The objective of this research was to study the effectiveness of home visits to promote oral health on oral health care behaviors and the amount of plaque on the teeth of the elderly. It is a preliminary experimental research. Single-group, two-measure study design. The sample group was 30 elderly people who participated in the program 4 times, 60 minutes each, consisting of activities to strengthen relationships. Assess overall health and build oral care skills and stimulate oral care skills 1-3. Collect oral health care data 2 times before and after the experiment.
And collect data on plaque on the teeth 6 times before the experiment, week 1, week 3, week 5, week 7 and after the experiment. Data were analyzed using the average. Standard deviation and Paired T-test statistics. The results showed that the sample group had a higher oral health care behavior score (=2.31 SD=0.17) than before the experiment (=1.96 SD=0.19), with a statistical significance of 0.05 (P-value < 0.001). ) and after the experiment, the sample group had a lower mean plaque score on their teeth (=52.53 SD=8.24) than before the experiment (=79.53 SD=6.12) with statistical significance at 0.05 (P-value
< 0.001) Therefore, it is suggested that home visiting activities for the elderly should be organized in order to promote the quality of life of the elderly to have good oral health.