Exploring factors influencing nurses' attitudes towards their role in dental care

被引:2
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作者
Gaffar, Balgis [1 ]
Bakhurji, Eman [1 ]
AlKhateeb, Reem [2 ]
AlHashim, Hussain [2 ]
AlGaoud, Hadeel [2 ]
AlDaamah, Ziyad [2 ]
AlSaleh, Jamal [2 ]
Aldamanhori, Rand [2 ]
AlHamid, Shahad I. [2 ]
AlBarrak, Alanoud [2 ]
Siddiqui, Intisar Ahmad [3 ]
Virtanen, Jorma [4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ, Coll Dent, Dept Prevent Dent Sci, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
[2] Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ, Coll Dent, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
[3] Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ, Coll Dent, Dept Dent Educ, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
[4] Univ Turku, Inst Dent, Turku, Finland
[5] Univ Bergen, Fac Med, Bergen, Norway
来源
PLOS ONE | 2023年 / 18卷 / 07期
关键词
ORAL-HEALTH; SAUDI-ARABIA; PREVALENCE; KNOWLEDGE; CARIES; PERIODONTITIS;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0288927
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
BackgroundThe burden of oral disease requires collaboration between health care professionals. Nurses are frequently exposed to patients and can play a vital role in prevention of oral diseases. This study aimed to investigate nurses' attitudes towards their role in dental care and its associated factors. MethodsThis cross-sectional, survey-based study recruited a total of 525 nurses in Eastern Saudi Arabia, using a snow-ball sampling technique. Data was collected using an online, pre-validated 40-item questionnaire with four domains (attitudes, knowledge, practices, and demographic data). ResultsNurses showed satisfactory attitudes (52.8 & PLUSMN; 8.2) and average knowledge (13.4 & PLUSMN;3.9). More than two thirds (70.3%) reported responding to patients' questions about oral health conditions, 47.1% and 19.7% conducted oral health screening and education respectively. Referral practices were reported by 266 (50.7%) of the participants with pain being the main reason for referrals. Attending lectures/ trainings on oral health and having a formal education about oral health were significantly associated with nurses' positive attitudes towards their role in dental care (P<0.001). Conducting oral health screening or education were also significantly associated with positive attitudes (P = 0.001). ConclusionPositive attitudes were observed among those with undergraduate oral health backgrounds, in continuous education, and those who were involved in oral health screenings. There is a need for under and postgraduate inclusion of oral health training in nurses' education.
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