A Survey of Nursing Management of Oral Hygiene at Long-Term Care Facilities in Japan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593485
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Sapporo City University
• Principal Investigator: MURAMATSU Msumi 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (50452991)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MORIYA Shingo 国立保健科学院, 生涯健康研究部, 上席主任研究官 (70344520)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MURAMATSU Tsukasa 日本医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (10109423) ; DEBOUT Christophe Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sante Publique, Professor
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者看護 / 介護施設 / 口腔ケア / 看護管理 / 老年歯科 / 口腔衛生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study, in which the subjects were nursing supervisors at long term care insurance facilities, demonstrated actual situations in oral care nursing management. An oral assessment is not conducted as a task of nursing management; there are no oral care procedures and educational programs for oral care; and when there is a need for general dental treatment, the facilities gain cooperation of dentists as collaborative work. It also shows that about 60% of residents at care facilities need professional oral care by a dental professional.

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学