dc.contributor.author | Gaffar, Balgis | |
dc.contributor.author | Bakhurji, Eman | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Khateeb, Reem | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Hashim, Hussain | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Gaoud, Hadeel | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Daamah, Ziyad | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Saleh, Jamal | |
dc.contributor.author | Aldamanhori, Rand | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Hamid, Shahad | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Barrak, Alanoud | |
dc.contributor.author | Siddiqui, Intisar Ahmad | |
dc.contributor.author | Virtanen, Jorma | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-15T10:49:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-15T10:49:27Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-07-21T10:43:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3084117 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
The 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.
Methods
This 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).
Results
Nurses showed satisfactory attitudes (52.8 ± 8.2) and average knowledge (13.4 ±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).
Conclusion
Positive 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. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | PLOS | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Exploring factors influencing nurses’ attitudes towards their role in dental care | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2023 The Author(s) | en_US |
dc.source.articlenumber | e0288927 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288927 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2163000 | |
dc.source.journal | PLOS ONE | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | PLOS ONE. 2023, 18 (7), e0288927. | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 18 | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 7 | en_US |