Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy

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Autor(a) principal: Bizarra,Maria de Fátima
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Luís,Henrique, Bernardo,Mário
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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Resumo: Abstract Objectives: To assess the factors that influence the frequency of dental hygiene in adults with cerebral palsy, determine the caregivers’ difficulties in performing dental hygiene, and relate to their sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was applied to 257 caregivers from 27 institutions who participated voluntarily. Information on dental hygiene practices, sociodemographic characteristics, and caregivers’ difficulties in performing dental hygiene was obtained. Data were analyzed with SPSS® version 25 with a significance level of 5%. Nonparametric tests were used to define predictors of frequency and difficulties of brushing by caregivers and determine prevalence ratios and confidence intervals. Spearman’s correlation was used to study the relationship between variables. Results: Brushing was performed twice a day by 23.7% of caregivers and never by 21.8%. The caregivers with less training in dental hygiene performed brushing more frequently (OR=0.247; p=0.001). Brushing frequency was lower in the presence of bleeding, lack of cooperation by adults with cerebral palsy, and when caregivers had higher education and age. The following problems were relevant for the relationship between difficulty in performing brushing and frequency: “pulling the head away” (p<0.001) and “not opening the mouth” (p=0.005). Conclusions: The predictors influencing dental hygiene frequency were younger age and a higher education level of caregivers. The lack of collaboration, as well as “pulling the head away,” by people with cerebral palsy increases the difficulty of performing oral hygiene.
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spelling Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsyCaregiverCerebral palsy adultsOral hygieneAbstract Objectives: To assess the factors that influence the frequency of dental hygiene in adults with cerebral palsy, determine the caregivers’ difficulties in performing dental hygiene, and relate to their sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was applied to 257 caregivers from 27 institutions who participated voluntarily. Information on dental hygiene practices, sociodemographic characteristics, and caregivers’ difficulties in performing dental hygiene was obtained. Data were analyzed with SPSS® version 25 with a significance level of 5%. Nonparametric tests were used to define predictors of frequency and difficulties of brushing by caregivers and determine prevalence ratios and confidence intervals. Spearman’s correlation was used to study the relationship between variables. Results: Brushing was performed twice a day by 23.7% of caregivers and never by 21.8%. The caregivers with less training in dental hygiene performed brushing more frequently (OR=0.247; p=0.001). Brushing frequency was lower in the presence of bleeding, lack of cooperation by adults with cerebral palsy, and when caregivers had higher education and age. The following problems were relevant for the relationship between difficulty in performing brushing and frequency: “pulling the head away” (p<0.001) and “not opening the mouth” (p=0.005). Conclusions: The predictors influencing dental hygiene frequency were younger age and a higher education level of caregivers. The lack of collaboration, as well as “pulling the head away,” by people with cerebral palsy increases the difficulty of performing oral hygiene.Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária2022-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-28902022000100020Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial v.63 n.1 2022reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-28902022000100020Bizarra,Maria de FátimaLuís,HenriqueBernardo,Márioinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-02-06T17:21:10Zoai:scielo:S1646-28902022000100020Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:28:17.619570Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy
spellingShingle Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy
Bizarra,Maria de Fátima
Caregiver
Cerebral palsy adults
Oral hygiene
title_short Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy
title_full Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy
title_fullStr Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy
title_full_unstemmed Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy
title_sort Institutional caregivers’ predictors of oral hygiene frequency in adults with cerebral palsy
author Bizarra,Maria de Fátima
author_facet Bizarra,Maria de Fátima
Luís,Henrique
Bernardo,Mário
author_role author
author2 Luís,Henrique
Bernardo,Mário
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bizarra,Maria de Fátima
Luís,Henrique
Bernardo,Mário
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Caregiver
Cerebral palsy adults
Oral hygiene
topic Caregiver
Cerebral palsy adults
Oral hygiene
description Abstract Objectives: To assess the factors that influence the frequency of dental hygiene in adults with cerebral palsy, determine the caregivers’ difficulties in performing dental hygiene, and relate to their sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was applied to 257 caregivers from 27 institutions who participated voluntarily. Information on dental hygiene practices, sociodemographic characteristics, and caregivers’ difficulties in performing dental hygiene was obtained. Data were analyzed with SPSS® version 25 with a significance level of 5%. Nonparametric tests were used to define predictors of frequency and difficulties of brushing by caregivers and determine prevalence ratios and confidence intervals. Spearman’s correlation was used to study the relationship between variables. Results: Brushing was performed twice a day by 23.7% of caregivers and never by 21.8%. The caregivers with less training in dental hygiene performed brushing more frequently (OR=0.247; p=0.001). Brushing frequency was lower in the presence of bleeding, lack of cooperation by adults with cerebral palsy, and when caregivers had higher education and age. The following problems were relevant for the relationship between difficulty in performing brushing and frequency: “pulling the head away” (p<0.001) and “not opening the mouth” (p=0.005). Conclusions: The predictors influencing dental hygiene frequency were younger age and a higher education level of caregivers. The lack of collaboration, as well as “pulling the head away,” by people with cerebral palsy increases the difficulty of performing oral hygiene.
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