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Conhecimentos e cuidados de higiene oral realizados por profissionais de saúde em unidades de internamento do foro psiquiátrico
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Objetivos: Avaliar os conhecimentos de higiene oral dos profissionais de saúde que prestam cuidados diretos a pacientes do foro psiquiátrico institucionalizados e descrever os cuidados de higiene oral prestados pelos profissionais de saúde a estes pacientes.
Métodos: Estudo transversal, exploratório-descritivo, de natureza quantitativa, baseado numa amostra não probabilística por conveniência, constituída por profissionais de saúde a prestar cuidados de higiene oral a pacientes do foro psiquiátrico, institucionalizados na Casa de Saúde do Bom Jesus em Braga. O instrumento de recolha de dados integrou um questionário estruturado e para a análise estatística recorreu-se ao programa IBM® SPSS® Statistics v.22.
Resultados: A amostra foi constituída por 136 indivíduos, com idades entre os 23 e os 73 anos, sendo 87,5% do sexo feminino. Quanto à profissão, 48,5% eram ajudantes de enfermaria e 41,9% enfermeiros. Cerca de 80% dos inqueridos considera a realização da higiene oral como sendo da sua competência, mas 40% dos mesmos considera a sua aprendizagem na área da saúde oral insuficiente. Relativamente à observação da cavidade oral, 40,1% afirma fazê-lo apenas quando o paciente refere algum tipo de sintomatologia, sendo a halitose o aspeto mais valorizado aquando da observação (83%) e a quantidade de saliva (80,5%) e o número de dentes (88,6%) dos aspetos menos valorizados.
Conclusões: É crucial envolver e dotar os profissionais de saúde mental de conhecimentos de saúde oral para que as instituições de internamento psiquiátrico estejam preparadas para motivar, auxiliar ou executar uma correta e adequada higiene oral aos seus pacientes.
Objectives: This research had as main objectives to describe oral hygiene care provided by health professionals to institutionalized psychiatric patients and to evaluate the oral hygiene knowledge of health professionals who provide direct care to these patients. Methods: A cross-sectional, exploratory-descriptive study of a quantitative nature, based on a non-probabilistic sample by convenience, made up of health professionals providing oral hygiene care to psychiatric patients, institutionalized at the Casa de Saúde do Bom Jesus in Braga. The data collection instrument included a structured questionnaire and for the statistical analysis was used the program IBM® SPSS® Statistics v.22. Results: The sample consisted of 136 individuals, aged between 23 and 73 years, of which 87.5% were female. As for the profession, 48.5% were nursing assistants and 41.9% were nurses. About 80% of those interviewed consider oral hygiene to be their responsibility, but 40% of them consider their oral health education insufficient. Regarding the observation of the oral cavity, 40.1% affirm that they do it only when the patient reports some type of symptomatology, as halitosis being the most valued aspect during observation (83%) and the amount of saliva (80.5%). And the number of teeth (88.6%) are the less valued aspects. Conclusions: It is crucial to involve and equip mental health professionals with oral health skills so that psychiatric inpatient institutions are prepared to motivate, assist or perform proper oral hygiene to their patients.
Objectives: This research had as main objectives to describe oral hygiene care provided by health professionals to institutionalized psychiatric patients and to evaluate the oral hygiene knowledge of health professionals who provide direct care to these patients. Methods: A cross-sectional, exploratory-descriptive study of a quantitative nature, based on a non-probabilistic sample by convenience, made up of health professionals providing oral hygiene care to psychiatric patients, institutionalized at the Casa de Saúde do Bom Jesus in Braga. The data collection instrument included a structured questionnaire and for the statistical analysis was used the program IBM® SPSS® Statistics v.22. Results: The sample consisted of 136 individuals, aged between 23 and 73 years, of which 87.5% were female. As for the profession, 48.5% were nursing assistants and 41.9% were nurses. About 80% of those interviewed consider oral hygiene to be their responsibility, but 40% of them consider their oral health education insufficient. Regarding the observation of the oral cavity, 40.1% affirm that they do it only when the patient reports some type of symptomatology, as halitosis being the most valued aspect during observation (83%) and the amount of saliva (80.5%). And the number of teeth (88.6%) are the less valued aspects. Conclusions: It is crucial to involve and equip mental health professionals with oral health skills so that psychiatric inpatient institutions are prepared to motivate, assist or perform proper oral hygiene to their patients.
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Saúde oral Cuidados de higiene oral Profissionais de saúde Pacientes psiquiátricos institucionalizados Oral health Oral hygiene care Health professionals Institutionalized psychiatric patients