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KMID : 1020220190190050845
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2019 Volume.19 No. 5 p.845 ~ p.858
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Oral care practices for dementia patients and social support and depression in family caregivers of dementia patients
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Nam Yong-Ok
Lee Kyeong-Hee
Park Il-Soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aims to contribute to devising systems for family caregivers of dementia patients by examining the state of oral care of dementia patients, and depression and social support among family caregivers of dementia patients.
Methods: Family caregivers of dementia patients in the metropolitan area were selected in this study. The inclusion criteria were individuals who have provided care for a dementia patient at home for at least six months and those who come in contact (including phone calls) with the patient at least twice a week.
Results: Oral health knowledge of the elderly, caregiving burden, depression, and social support were examined. The mean scores for oral health knowledge of the elderly and caregiving burden were 57.11±16.94 out of 100 and 17.33±8.61 out of 48, respectively. Further, the mean caregiving behavior score, depression score, and social support score were 8.49±13.71 out of 100, 5.11±3.05 out of 10, and 72.75±17.03 out of 100, respectively. Factors affecting oral health knowledge of the elderly were examined. The results showed that the level of oral health knowledge of the elderly increased with an increasing perception of a need for oral health education (p<0.05), caregiving burden (p<0.01), and social support (p<0.01).
Conclusions: These findings suggest that developing and popularizing oral care intervention programs for family caregivers of dementia patients are necessary to ensure systematic oral care for dementia patients.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Depression, Family caregivers, Oral care, Social support
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