Factors causing problems in provision of oral care by psychiatric nurses

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  • 精神科看護師の口腔ケアを困難にする要因
  • セイシンカ カンゴシ ノ コウコウ ケア オ コンナン ニ スル ヨウイン

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<p>The study was conducted to identify and examine factors influencing difficulties experienced by psychiatric nurses in oral care to provide knowledge required to improve the quality of oral care. A questionnaire survey was conducted to examine factors influencing difficulties in organic and functional oral care, and valid responses obtained from 174 psychiatric nurses were analyzed. “Refusal of care by patients” was cited by the largest number of psychiatric nurses as a cause of difficulty in both “organic” and “functional” oral care. An analysis of the relationship between organic oral care and the basic attributes of the nurses suggests that elderly or skilled psychiatric nurses tended to recognize “situations in which the safety of patients may not be secured” as a factor influencing difficulty. Young nurses tended to recognize “when they have no time” as a factor influencing difficulty. There was no relationship between functional oral care and the basic attributes of the nurses. The results of the study suggest that it is necessary to implement oral care education while taking into consideration factors influencing those difficulties in organic and functional oral care. </p>

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