Table 3 Percentages of nurses’ oral assessment performance for their inpatients according to assessment categories
Assessment categories | Oral assessment performance* | A, n = 245 | B, n = 185 | C, n = 167 | D, n = 83 | E, n = 77 | Total, n = 757 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P-value** | ||
Lip | ≤10% | 29 (12.1) | 73 (39.5) | 46 (27.9) | 15 (18.5) | 27 (35.1) | 190 (25.4) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 83 (34.6) | 56 (30.3) | 63 (38.2) | 30 (37.0) | 28 (36.4) | 260 (34.8) | ||
50%≥ | 128 (53.3) | 56 (30.3) | 56 (33.9) | 36 (44.4) | 22 (28.6) | 298 (39.8) | ||
Tongue and tongue coating | ≤10% | 28 (11.7) | 85 (45.9) | 53 (32.3) | 19 (23.5) | 27 (35.1) | 212 (28.4) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 83 (34.6) | 59 (31.9) | 70 (42.7) | 34 (42.0) | 31 (40.3) | 277 (37.1) | ||
50%≥ | 129 (53.8) | 41 (22.2) | 41 (25.0) | 28 (34.6) | 19 (24.7) | 258 (34.5) | ||
Gingiva and oral mucosa | ≤10% | 34 (14.2) | 91 (49.2) | 49 (30.1) | 25 (30.9) | 34 (44.2) | 233 (31.2) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 96 (40.0) | 58 (31.4) | 74 (45.4) | 33 (40.7) | 26 (33.8) | 287 (38.5) | ||
50%≥ | 110 (45.8) | 36 (19.5) | 40 (24.5) | 23 (28.4) | 17 (22.1) | 226 (30.3) | ||
Saliva | ≤10% | 45 (18.8) | 117 (63.2) | 67 (41.1) | 29 (35.8) | 42 (54.5) | 300 (40.3) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 104 (43.5) | 44 (23.8) | 65 (39.9) | 36 (44.4) | 27 (35.1) | 276 (37.0) | ||
50%≥ | 90 (37.7) | 24 (13.0) | 31 (19.0) | 16 (19.8) | 8 (10.4) | 169 (22.7) | ||
Present teeth | ≤10% | 53 (22.1) | 106 (57.3) | 57 (35.0) | 26 (32.1) | 32 (41.6) | 274 (36.7) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 101 (42.1) | 47 (25.4) | 73 (44.8) | 34 (42.0) | 29 (37.7) | 284 (38.1) | ||
50%≥ | 86 (35.8) | 32 (17.3) | 33 (20.2) | 21 (25.9) | 16 (20.8) | 188 (25.2) | ||
Removable dentures | ≤10% | 64 (26.7) | 93 (50.3) | 69 (42.6) | 18 (22.2) | 38 (49.4) | 282 (37.9) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 82 (34.2) | 53 (28.6) | 60 (37.0) | 33 (40.7) | 25 (32.5) | 253 (34.0) | ||
50%≥ | 94 (39.2) | 39 (21.1) | 33 (20.4) | 30 (37.0) | 14 (18.2) | 210 (28.2) | ||
Oral cleanliness | ≤10% | 38 (15.8) | 99 (53.5) | 51 (31.3) | 19 (23.5) | 34 (44.2) | 241 (32.3) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 95 (39.6) | 53 (28.6) | 66 (40.5) | 36 (44.4) | 28 (36.4) | 278 (37.3) | ||
50%≥ | 107 (44.6) | 33 (17.8) | 46 (28.2) | 26 (32.1) | 15 (19.5) | 227 (30.4) | ||
Oral pain | ≤10% | 107 (44.6) | 139 (75.1) | 114 (69.9) | 30 (37.0) | 65 (84.4) | 455 (61.0) | 0.000 |
11–49% | 59 (24.6) | 30 (16.2) | 32 (19.6) | 32 (39.5) | 10 (13.0) | 163 (21.8) | ||
50%≥ | 74 (30.8) | 16 (8.6) | 17 (10.4) | 19 (23.5) | 2 (2.6) | 128 (17.2) |