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Introdução: Os enfermeiros são muitas vezes os profissionais de saúde a terem o primeiro contacto com os pacientes. Tendencialmente, a população em geral preocupa-se mais com a sua saúde física do que propriamente com a saúde oral. Assim, os enfermeiros são um dos agentes primordiais na missão de educar os pacientes nas variadas vertentes da saúde e também na promoção da saúde oral e prevenção das doenças orais. Objetivos: Avaliar as atitudes e os comportamentos de saúde oral dos estudantes de enfermagem. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo transversal com uma amostra aleatória de 289 estudantes de enfermagem que frequentavam a Escola Superior de Saúde da Região Centro. A recolha de dados foi efetuada através de um questionário auto-aplicado sobre as atitudes e os comportamentos de saúde oral que incluía o Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory (HUDBI), seguido de uma inspeção intra-oral. Resultados: Verificámos que 71,6% dos estudantes adotavam atitudes e comportamentos de saúde oral adequados. A média de scores de HUDBI foi de 7,3 ± 12 sendo que, este aumentava consoante o ano de curso contudo, não apresentavam diferenças estatísticas significativas. Verificou-se também que os estudantes cujos pais eram profissionais de saúde tinham melhores scores de HUDBI. Conclusão: Os resultados são consistentes com a investigação nacional e internacional, confirmando que as atitudes e os comportamentos dos estudantes de enfermagem no que consta à saúde oral são adequados. Todavia, não se confirmou a relação entre as variáveis sociodemográficas, comportamentos de risco e vigilância da saúde oral. Sugere-se que sejam implementados programas de educação para os enfermeiros recém-formados, bem como incentivar a fazer rotineiramente consultas de check-up onde serão dadas instruções e motivação para uma boa higiene oral e alertar para os fatores de risco das doenças orais.
Introduction: Nurses are often health professionals who have the first contact with patients. The general population tends to be more concerned with their physical health than with oral health. Thus, nurses are one of the primary agents in the mission of educating patients in the various aspects of health and also in promoting oral health and preventing oral diseases. Objectives: Evaluate the oral health attitudes and behavior of nursing students. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 289 nursing students who attended Health School of Center Region. Data collection was carried out through a self-administered questionnaire on oral health attitudes and behaviors, which included the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HUDBI), followed by an intra-oral inspection. Results: We found that 71,6% of students adopted appropriate oral health attitudes and behaviors. The average of HUDBI scores was 7,3 ± 12, which increased according to the year of the course, however there were no statically significant differences. It was also found that students whose parents were health professionals had better HUDBI scores. Conclusion: The results are consistent with national and international research, confirming that the attitudes and behaviors of nursing students with regard to oral health are adequate. However, the relationship between sociodemographic variables, risk behaviors and oral health surveillance has not been confirmed. It is suggested that education programs should be implemented for newly graduated nurses, as well as encouraging routine check-up consultations where instructions and motivation for good oral hygiene will be given and also provide alert to risk factors for oral diseases.
Introduction: Nurses are often health professionals who have the first contact with patients. The general population tends to be more concerned with their physical health than with oral health. Thus, nurses are one of the primary agents in the mission of educating patients in the various aspects of health and also in promoting oral health and preventing oral diseases. Objectives: Evaluate the oral health attitudes and behavior of nursing students. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 289 nursing students who attended Health School of Center Region. Data collection was carried out through a self-administered questionnaire on oral health attitudes and behaviors, which included the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HUDBI), followed by an intra-oral inspection. Results: We found that 71,6% of students adopted appropriate oral health attitudes and behaviors. The average of HUDBI scores was 7,3 ± 12, which increased according to the year of the course, however there were no statically significant differences. It was also found that students whose parents were health professionals had better HUDBI scores. Conclusion: The results are consistent with national and international research, confirming that the attitudes and behaviors of nursing students with regard to oral health are adequate. However, the relationship between sociodemographic variables, risk behaviors and oral health surveillance has not been confirmed. It is suggested that education programs should be implemented for newly graduated nurses, as well as encouraging routine check-up consultations where instructions and motivation for good oral hygiene will be given and also provide alert to risk factors for oral diseases.
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Atitudes e comportamentos de saúde oral Estudantes de enfermagem HUDBI Oral health attitudes and behaviors Nursing students