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The need for oral welfare products services among elderly facility workers

일부 노인시설 종사자의 구강복지용구 서비스 요구도에 대한 연구

  • Choi, Yong-Keum (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science and Genome-based BioIT Convergence Institute, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Mi (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jeong (Department of Dental Hygiene, Gangdong University) ;
  • Jeon, Hyun-Sun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Yeoju Institute of Technology)
  • 최용금 (선문대학교 치위생학과 및 유전체 기반 바이오 IT융합연구소) ;
  • 김선미 (원광보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 김은정 (강동대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 전현선 (여주대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2021.12.27
  • Accepted : 2022.01.25
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to prepare basic data to propose the necessity and utilization of oral welfare products in the welfare services of the long-term care insurance system, focusing on facility workers working in elderly facilities. Methods: The analysis was conducted on 144 workers working at some local elderly facilities. The questionnaire was constructed by classifying the use of oral welfare tools into 6 questions and the necessity and demand for oral welfare devices into 13 questions. Frequency analysis and technical analysis were performed for data analysis, and one-way ANOVA was performed for differences in the necessity and demand for oral welfare equipment. The statistical significance level was p<0.05. Results: As a result of examining the awareness of the necessity and demand for oral welfare equipment among workers in elderly facilities, the awareness of the necessity of including oral welfare equipment in the items of welfare equipment in the current long-term care insurance system was high at 4.15 points. As a result of analyzing the correlation between awareness of care products and the need and demand for oral welfare equipment, it was confirmed that there was a statistically significant positive correlation (p<0.01). Conclusions: In the long-term care insurance system for the elderly, oral welfare products need to be considered for welfare equipment services. The provision of oral welfare products within the long-term care insurance system for the elderly can provide opportunities and services to select various self-care tools. In addition, it is expected that it will be possible to promote changes in the long-term care insurance system for the elderly and to improve the system in a variety of positive ways.

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