치과위생사와 치위생(학)과 교수의 치매에 대한 지식 및 태도와 교육요구도

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 547 - 560
• Main Authors: 이경희, Kyeong-hee Lee, 정은서, Eun-seo Jung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 31.08.2018
• Subjects: Attitudes; Dementia; Dental hygienist; Educational needs; Knowledge; Professor; 교수; 교육 요구도; 지식; 치과위생사; 치매; 치의학; 태도
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294
• DOI: 10.13065/jksdh.20180049

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to contribute to the development of standard curriculum on oral health intervention on dementia patients for dental hygienists and dental hygiene professors by identifying the extent of knowledge, attitudes and educational needs on dementia among dental hygienists and dental hygiene professors. Methods: We performed survey to dental hygienists and dental hygiene professors for about 2 months from April to May, 2018. Among them, 325 copies were used for final analysis. Frequencies and percentages were calculated to identify general characteristics of respondents and their dementia-related characteristics, and means and standard deviations were calculated to find out the extent of knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs on dementia among subjects. Multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the effects on the educational needs on dementia. Results: The analysis on the factors that affect the dementia education needs of the subjects showed that the dementia education necessity (p<0.001) and the dementia attitude (p<0.001) had statistically significant effects on the educational needs on dementia. Conclusions: As a result, dental hygienists who are responsible for oral health intervention of dementia patients need to have proper knowledge about dementia and positive attitude toward dementia patients, so professional education is needed to improve knowledge and positive attitude. This will provide a basis for the dental hygienists to be equipped with the relevant expertise in the intervention in the oral health of dementia patients in the future.