Table 4 Comparison of nurses’ oral assessment performance for their inpatients between perioperative and general ward
A (Having a dental department) | B (Having no dental department) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assessment categories | Oral assessment performance* | Perioperative ward, n = 36 | General ward, n = 157 | P-value** | Oral assessment performance* | Perioperative ward, n = 40 | General ward, n = 90 | P-value** |
Lip | ≤10% | 6 (16.7) | 19 (12.4) | 0.418 | ≤10% | 18 (45.0) | 23 (25.6) | 0.027 |
11–49% | 16 (44.4) | 56 (36.6) | 11–49% | 8 (20.0) | 38 (42.2) | |||
50%≥ | 14 (38.9) | 78 (51.0) | 50%≥ | 14 (35.0) | 29 (32.2) | |||
Tongue and tongue coating | ≤10% | 5 (13.9) | 19 (12.4) | 0.955 | ≤10% | 21 (52.5) | 29 (32.2) | 0.058 |
11–49% | 14 (38.9) | 58 (37.9) | 11–49% | 9 (22.5) | 37 (41.1) | |||
50%≥ | 17 (47.2) | 76 (49.7) | 50%≥ | 10 (25.0) | 24 (26.7) | |||
Gingiva and oral mucosa | ≤10% | 7 (19.4) | 22 (14.4) | 0.550 | ≤10% | 24 (60.0) | 30 (33.3) | 0.017 |
11–49% | 17 (47.2) | 66 (43.1) | 11–49% | 9 (22.5) | 36 (40.0) | |||
50%≥ | 12 (33.3) | 65 (42.5) | 50%≥ | 7 (17.5) | 24 (26.7) | |||
Saliva | ≤10% | 8 (22.2) | 30 (19.7) | 0.759 | ≤10% | 29 (72.5) | 47 (52.2) | 0.056 |
11–49% | 18 (50.0) | 70 (46.1) | 11–49% | 5 (12.5) | 28 (31.1) | |||
50%≥ | 10 (27.8) | 52 (34.2) | 50%≥ | 6 (15.0) | 15 (16.7) | |||
Present teeth | ≤10% | 10 (27.8) | 34 (22.2) | 0.455 | ≤10% | 26 (65.0) | 39 (43.3) | 0.016 |
11–49% | 18 (50.0) | 69 (45.1) | 11–49% | 5 (12.5) | 33 (36.7) | |||
50%≥ | 8 (22.2) | 50 (32.7) | 50%≥ | 9 (22.5) | 18 (20.0) | |||
Removable dentures | ≤10% | 7 (19.4) | 30 (19.6) | 0.825 | ≤10% | 19 (47.5) | 35 (38.9) | 0.112 |
11–49% | 16 (44.4) | 60 (39.2) | 11–49% | 7 (17.5) | 32 (35.6) | |||
50%≥ | 13 (36.1) | 63 (41.2) | 50%≥ | 14 (35.0) | 23 (25.6) | |||
Oral cleanliness | ≤10% | 6 (16.7) | 24 (15.7) | 0.497 | ≤10% | 26 (65.0) | 37 (41.1) | 0.032 |
11–49% | 18 (50.0) | 62 (40.5) | 11–49% | 7 (17.5) | 33 (36.7) | |||
50%≥ | 12 (33.3) | 67 (43.8) | 50%≥ | 7 (17.5) | 20 (22.2) | |||