การใช้สมุดสุขภาพผู้สูงอายุแบบดิจิทัล (Digital blue book) กับการส่งเสริมสุขภาพช่องปาก

Abstract

The Purpose of this study was to study the results of using the Digital Blue Book for oral health promotion in the eldery in ​​Amnat Charoen Province during July 2021 - May 2022 .
Data was Collected  in  2 Forms, the number of digital elderly health book use on Department of health website and dental service management information from HDC website were collected as quantitative data.
Qualitative data was collected by indepth interviewing the users from this application, as follow, the elderly in Amnat Charoen province, dental personnel. 54,011 elderly were registered to this application 
(86.85% of the elderly population). 6,705 (12.4%) elderly  were screened by Geriatic screening assessment. The results show that 1,178 have risk in oral problem. 6816 cases (12.62%) were screened by Oral Condition and Swallowing assessment.
There were 448 elderly probably has dry mouth or hyposaliva, 394 have difficult in swallowing, and 2,577 elderly told their oral hygiene not clean. The Interviewing of satisfaction of using the application found that the early elderly (60-70 years old) can use conveniently especially newly pensioner.
In addition they also persuade their friends and relatives to use this application. While middle to late elderly people (over 70 years) found diificulty in using application since the size of the buttons and the letters on mobile phone were small. Moreover, the self assessment for elderly in application were complex.
The results would assist dental personnel for prioritize and provide the effective promotion oral health services. There were increasing number of dental services such as full mouth oral examination from 5662 to 8451 cases , oral hygiene instruction from 2033 cases from 2285 cases and fluoride vanish application from 10 cases to 235 cases , respectively.
Applying digital technology in the form of a health book were interesting through pictures, sounds, and the questionnaire  could bring knowledge and also encourage the elderly to have better oral health.