摘要
口腔衛生對長期照護個案非常重要。不良的口腔衛生會增加長期照護個案罹患中風、心臟病、吸入性肺炎等疾病或使疾病惡化。良好口腔照護不僅減少長期照護個案疾病的發生及惡化，更可提升其生活品質，減輕其醫療費用及社會資源的耗用。台灣長期照護個案的照顧者對口腔照護普遍認知不足，口腔醫療取得的便利性普遍較差，因此，長期照護個案的口腔健康狀況比一般健康人要差。長期照護個案口腔照護的標準與一般健康人相同，必須經由口腔健康教育及預防牙醫學來確保與維持。健康照護專業人員宜積極推動口腔照護，對長期照護個案之照顧者加強口腔衛生知識、正確刷牙訓練及使用氟化物等，以能有效促進長期照護個案之口腔健康。在政策上也需要針對各類影響長期照護個案口腔照護的因素推出更積極的方案與措施。
並列摘要
Oral hygiene is very important for long-term care clients because poor oral hygiene increases risk of stroke, heart disease, and aspirated pneumonia that further deteriorates the health of this population. Good oral hygiene reduces morbidity, enhances quality of life, and reduces waste in medical and social resources. Generally speaking, long-term caregivers in Taiwan lack knowledge in basic oral care and access to oral hygiene resources for their clients. The standards of oral hygiene for long-term care clients are the same as for a healthy population that includes oral hygiene education and preventive dental care. Improvement strategies includes educating caregivers' knowledge of oral health , training on proper teeth-brushing, use of fluoride-containing agents and amendment of a health care policy to implement programs that are specific to long-term care clients.
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