Usefulness of Oral Care-related Information Provision at Drugstores to Prevent Pneumonia

Mizoguchi Masaru, Kuwano Sako, Suzuki Ikuko, Shigeyama Masato

doi:10.1248/yakushi.16-00056

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肺炎予防を目的としたドラッグストアにおける口腔ケア情報提供の有用性
肺炎予防を目的としたドラックストアにおける口腔ケア情報提供の有用性
ハイエンヨボウオモクテキトシタドラックストアニオケルコウコウケアジョウホウテイキョウノユウヨウセイ

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Abstract

Although the removal of bacteria in the oral cavity is regarded as an important preventive measure against pneumonia, the majority of elderly individuals are rarely provided with oral care-related information. This study examined the usefulness of oral care-related information provision for the elderly by pharmacists working at drugstores. A questionnaire survey was conducted, involving 387 pharmacists working at drugstores and 51 elderly individuals who visited such stores. Oral care-related information had been actively provided by 14.5% of the pharmacists, and 62.5% of all oral care products were being sold as care products. When focusing on the elderly, 70.6% showed interest in oral care, but the proportion of those who had performed self-care to promote such health was limited to 5.9%. After being provided with oral care-information, 97.6% answered “I wish to regularly perform oral self-care”, and 86.3% regarded oral care-related information provision by pharmacists as “very useful”. The results of this study demonstrate the usefulness of information provision by pharmacists at drugstores to promote oral self-care among the elderly.<br>

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YAKUGAKU ZASSHI

YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 136 (12), 1657-1666, 2016-12-01

The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

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