Table 2 Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding oral assessment and dental referral
A, n = 245 | B, n = 185 | C, n = 167 | D, n = 83 | E, n = 77 | Total, n = 757 | ||
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P-value* | |
Do you know about the usage of oral assessment tools? | |||||||
1) Usage of the OHAT (Oral health assessment tool) | |||||||
Yes | 27 (11.0%) | 79 (42.7%) | 14 (8.4%) | 60 (72.3%) | 7 (9.1%) | 187 (24.7%) | 0.000 |
2) Usage of the OAG (Oral assessment guide) | |||||||
Yes | 35 (14.3%) | 14 (7.6%) | 12 (7.2%) | 10 (12.0%) | 5 (6.5%) | 76 (10.0%) | 0.059 |
Do you feel that nurses should perform oral assessment for oral health care? | |||||||
Agree** | 238 (97.1%) | 173 (93.5%) | 158 (94.6%) | 79 (95.2%) | 68 (88.3%) | 716 (94.6%) | 0.049 |
Do you feel that nurses should perform dental referral for their patients? | |||||||
Agree** | 229 (93.5%) | 129 (69.7%) | 141 (84.4%) | 63 (75.9%) | 55 (71.4%) | 617 (81.5%) | 0.000 |