Usefulness of the simple oral assessment in oral care practice for care-required elderly in nursing home

Research Project

Project/Area Number	16K20824
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Gerontological nursing
Research Institution	Miyagi University
Principal Investigator	Narisawa Ken 宮城大学, 看護学部, 助教 (90584491)
Project Period (FY)	2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	簡易口腔アセスメント / 要介護高齢者 / 特別養護老人ホーム / 職種間連携 / 口腔ケア / 口腔アセスメント
Outline of Final Research Achievements	It was tried “the simple oral assessment” in oral care practice by nurses and nursing care profession for care-required elderly in special elderly nursing home. From these results, it was found that “the simple oral assessment” didn’t adjust image of determination. “The simple oral assessment” received evaluations appropriate observation items, time by nurses and nursing care profession. It was considered to enhance usefulness of “the simple oral assessment” to improve with the view of nurses and nursing care profession.