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Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans With Dementia in Residential Long-term Care.

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McConnell, ES; Lee, KH; Galkowski, L; Downey, C; Spainhour, MV; Horwitz, R
Published in: Journal of nursing care quality
July 2018

Oral hygiene care is neglected in long-term care (LTC) due to patient-, staff-, and systems-level barriers. A dementia-specific oral hygiene program, implemented and evaluated in a Department of Veterans Affairs LTC unit, addressed barriers to oral care at multiple levels. Improved staff competency, access to oral care supplies, and standardized documentation systems were accompanied by reduced oral plaque and gingivitis, demonstrating the feasibility and benefits of direct care staff providing improved oral hygiene in LTC.

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Journal of nursing care quality

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EISSN

1550-5065

ISSN

1057-3631

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

33

Issue

3

Start / End Page

229 / 237

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans Health
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Long-Term Care
  • Humans
  • Documentation
  • Dementia
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Aged
 

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McConnell, E. S., Lee, K. H., Galkowski, L., Downey, C., Spainhour, M. V., & Horwitz, R. (2018). Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans With Dementia in Residential Long-term Care. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 33(3), 229–237. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncq.0000000000000303
McConnell, Eleanor S., Kyung Hee Lee, Lorraine Galkowski, Christine Downey, Mary Victoria Spainhour, and Reginaldo Horwitz. “Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans With Dementia in Residential Long-term Care.Journal of Nursing Care Quality 33, no. 3 (July 2018): 229–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncq.0000000000000303.
McConnell ES, Lee KH, Galkowski L, Downey C, Spainhour MV, Horwitz R. Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans With Dementia in Residential Long-term Care. Journal of nursing care quality. 2018 Jul;33(3):229–37.
McConnell, Eleanor S., et al. “Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans With Dementia in Residential Long-term Care.Journal of Nursing Care Quality, vol. 33, no. 3, July 2018, pp. 229–37. Epmc, doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000303.
McConnell ES, Lee KH, Galkowski L, Downey C, Spainhour MV, Horwitz R. Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans With Dementia in Residential Long-term Care. Journal of nursing care quality. 2018 Jul;33(3):229–237.

Published In

Journal of nursing care quality

DOI

EISSN

1550-5065

ISSN

1057-3631

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

33

Issue

3

Start / End Page

229 / 237

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans Health
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Long-Term Care
  • Humans
  • Documentation
  • Dementia
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Aged