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Showing result 6 - 10 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words oral hygiene.

2. 6. The Oral Hygiene Ability Instrument-OHAI Development and evaluation of an instrument measuring the cause of poor oral hygiene self-care in older adults

   Author : Ingela Grönbäck Lindén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Frail; Measurements; Older adults; Oral hygiene;

   Abstract : Oral hygiene is an important preventive measure to maintain good oral health in the growing group of older adults. Oral hygiene often deteriorates with age, but the causes of this at the individual level are rarely investigated. One reason of several may be that a multifactorial assessment instrument is missing. READ MORE

4. 7. Oral health, experiences of oral care, associated factors, and mortality among older people in short-term care

   Author : Susanne Koistinen; Anna Ehrenberg; Lena Olai; Katri Ståhlnacke; Ulrika Lindmark; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older people; oral care; oral health; oral health-related quality of life; self-perceived; short-term care; swallowing dysfunction; mortality; Health and Welfare; Hälsa och välfärd;

   Abstract : Objective: The overall aim of this thesis was to describe oral health and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), to compare self-perceived oral health with professional assessment, and to examine associated factors of importance for oral health, experiences, and mortality among older people in short-term care. Paper I describes oral health, daily oral care, and related factors among older people in short-term care and compares the older people’s self-perceived oral health with professional assessment of oral health. READ MORE

5. 8. Oral health and experience of oral care among cancer patients during radio- or chemotherapy

   Author : Kerstin Öhrn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; oral health. oral status; health-related quality of life; oral care; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   Abstract : Oral complications and symptoms are common among patients with cancer. The aim of this thesis is to study several aspects of oral status, oral health and its relation to quality of life, and oral care among patients treated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Descriptive, comparative and correlational designs were used. READ MORE

6. 9. Behavioural Medicine Perspectives for Change and Prediction of Oral Hygiene Behaviour : Development and Evaluation of an Individually Tailored Oral Health Educational Program

   Author : Birgitta Jönsson; Per Lindberg; Kerstin Öhrn; Nils Oscarson; Erik Skaret; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Behavioural medicine; oral health education; Periodontitis; tailored treatment; self-efficacy.; ODONTOLOGY; ODONTOLOGI;

   Abstract : This thesis is about a behavioural medicine approach in periodontal treatment and oral hygiene self-care. The aim of this thesis was to develop, describe, and evaluate an individually tailored oral health educational program on oral hygiene behaviour and non-surgical periodontal treatment success, and to determine factors of importance for predicting oral hygiene behaviour. READ MORE

7. 10. Attitudes and communicative factors related to oral health and periodontal treatment

   Author : Jane Stenman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic periodontitis; dental hygienist; communication; dental hygienist beliefs survey; dental hygienist-patient relationship; dental anxiety; grounded theory; interviews; motivational interview; oral health; oral hygiene behaviour; periodontal infection control;

   Abstract : The most important factor in the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease is the individual’s standard of daily self-performed oral hygiene. Consequently, a major task in periodontal treatment is to motivate the patient to efficient oral hygiene behaviour. READ MORE