Mouth care in the elderly

what controversies

Authors

  • Joana Nogueira Gameiro Capaz Enfermeira no Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental Hospital de São Francisco Xavier Estudante no Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • Sónia Cristina Teixeira Batista Enfermeira no Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental Hospital de São Francisco Xavier Estudante no Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • Patrícia Cruz Pontífice Sousa Valente Ribeiro Professora Doutora, Professora Auxiliar no Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48492/servir021-2.24495

Keywords:

mouth care, elderly, nursing care

Abstract

The quality of elderly’s mouth care is nurses’ responsibility. This study is an integrative literature review that aims to identify the current state of scientific knowledge about the controversies associated with the mouth care of the elderly. The bibliographic research occurred in June 2017 in national and international scientific databases, obtaining a final sample of five articles. The data resulted in the following thematic categories: Analysis of the concepts of mouth care in the  elderly; Needs of the dependent elderly on the care of the mouth; Knowledge and skills of nurses  in the provision of oral care in the elderly. It is assumed that nurses play a singular role in the  context of the provision of mouth care in the elderly, but that it is an underestimated care, and  there are innumerable gaps in the performance of these interventions.

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Capaz, J. N. G. ., Batista, S. C. T., & Ribeiro, P. C. P. S. V. . (2019). Mouth care in the elderly: what controversies. Servir, 60(1-2), 66–74. https://doi.org/10.48492/servir021-2.24495

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Vol. 60 No. 1-2 (2019)

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