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Table 5 Number of inpatients encouraged to see a dentist by each nurse within 3 months according to assessment categories

From: Factors associated with nurses’ performance of oral assessments and dental referrals for hospital inpatients

Assessment categories

Number of inpatients

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

0

195 (79.6)

165 (89.2)

135 (81.3)

59 (71.1)

61 (79.2)

615 (81.3)

0.006

1–5

33 (13.5)

19 (10.3)

25 (15.1)

19 (22.9)

14 (18.2)

110 (14.6)

6≥

17 (6.9)

1 (0.5)

6 (3.6)

5 (6.0)

2 (2.6)

31 (4.1)

Tongue and tongue coating

0

193 (78.8)

171 (92.4)

138 (83.1)

63 (75.9)

65 (84.4)

630 (83.3)

0.009

1–5

35 (14.3)

13 (7.0)

19 (11.4)

15 (18.1)

8 (10.4)

90 (11.9)

6≥

17 (6.9)

1 (0.5)

9 (5.4)

5 (6.0)

4 (5.2)

36 (4.8)

Gingiva and oral mucosa

0

191 (78.0)

168 (90.8)

136 (81.9)

61 (73.5)

59 (76.6)

615 (81.3)

0.002

1–5

36 (14.7)

16 (8.6)

22 (13.3)

17 (20.5)

16 (20.8)

107 (14.2)

6≥

18 (7.3)

1 (0.5)

8 (4.8)

5 (6.0)

2 (2.6)

34 (4.5)

Saliva

0

202 (82.8)

168 (90.8)

137 (82.5)

62 (74.7)

65 (84.4)

634 (84.0)

0.028

1–5

26 (10.7)

16 (8.6)

20 (12.0)

16 (19.3)

8 (10.4)

86 (11.4)

6≥

16 (6.6)

1 (0.5)

9 (5.4)

5 (6.0)

4 (5.2)

35 (4.6)

Present teeth

0

174 (71.0)

163 (88.1)

121 (72.9)

53 (63.9)

59 (76.6)

570 (75.4)

0.000

1–5

54 (22.0)

21 (11.4)

37 (22.3)

26 (31.3)

14 (18.2)

152 (20.1)

6≥

17 (6.9)

1 (0.5)

8 (4.8)

4 (4.8)

4 (5.2)

34 (4.5)

Removable dentures

0

184 (75.1)

166 (89.7)

125 (75.3)

48 (57.8)

57 (74.0)

580 (76.7)

0.000

1–5

45 (18.4)

17 (9.2)

33 (19.9)

31 (37.3)

17 (22.1)

143 (18.9)

6≥

16 (6.5)

2 (1.1)

8 (4.8)

4 (4.8)

3 (3.9)

33 (4.4)

Oral cleanliness

0

198 (80.8)

166 (89.7)

127 (76.5)

58 (69.9)

66 (85.7)

615 (81.3)

0.002

1–5

29 (11.8)

16 (8.6)

30 (18.1)

20 (24.1)

7 (9.1)

102 (13.5)

6≥

18 (7.3)

3 (1.6)

9 (5.4)

5 (6.0)

4 (5.2)

39 (5.2)

Oral pain

0

189 (77.1)

171 (92.4)

127 (76.5)

58 (69.9)

55 (71.4)

600 (79.4)

0.000

1–5

44 (18.0)

13 (7.0)

36 (21.7)

22 (26.5)

19 (24.7)

134 (17.7)

6≥

12 (4.9)

1 (0.5)

3 (1.8)

3 (3.6)

3 (3.9)

22 (2.9)

  1. *Chi-squared test