Factors That Affect Oral Care Outcomes for Institutionalized Elderly

• Main Authors: Yoshiaki Nomura (Author), Noriko Takei (Author), Takanori Ishii (Author), Koji Takada (Author), Yasuharu Amitani (Author), Hitomi Koganezawa (Author), Shizuko Fukuhara (Author), Keita Asai (Author), Ryuji Uozumi (Author), Kazuhisa Bessho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an oral care intervention program on the incidence of pneumonia and fever as a surrogate endpoint. In addition, we tried to determine the oral care risk factors for the incidence of fever. We provided an oral care program for the elderly at one pri...