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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use
BACKGROUND: Since nurses are considered a role model in society, they should have sufficient knowledge, attitude, and practice in the field of oral hygiene. This study was aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge, practice, and attitude towards toothbrush maintenance and use. METHODS: In this cros...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8692049/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34950516 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3694141 |
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author | Nazarianpirdosti, Mohammad Janatolmakan, Maryam Andayeshgar, Bahare khatony, Alireza |
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description | BACKGROUND: Since nurses are considered a role model in society, they should have sufficient knowledge, attitude, and practice in the field of oral hygiene. This study was aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge, practice, and attitude towards toothbrush maintenance and use. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 325 nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences were randomly recruited. Data collection tools included a demographic information form and a researcher-made questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding toothbrush maintenance and use. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics (Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis H). RESULTS: The mean scores of nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice were 59.2 ± 16.4, 64.2 ± 20.6, and 51.4 ± 17.0 out of 100, respectively. There was no statistically significant relation between nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice and their gender, age, level of education, and work experience. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses had moderate knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding toothbrush maintenance and use, which is not very desirable given their role model. Therefore, training courses are recommended to be held to increase the nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding toothbrush maintenance and use. |
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spelling | pubmed-86920492021-12-22 Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use Nazarianpirdosti, Mohammad Janatolmakan, Maryam Andayeshgar, Bahare khatony, Alireza Nurs Res Pract Research Article BACKGROUND: Since nurses are considered a role model in society, they should have sufficient knowledge, attitude, and practice in the field of oral hygiene. This study was aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge, practice, and attitude towards toothbrush maintenance and use. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 325 nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences were randomly recruited. Data collection tools included a demographic information form and a researcher-made questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding toothbrush maintenance and use. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics (Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis H). RESULTS: The mean scores of nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice were 59.2 ± 16.4, 64.2 ± 20.6, and 51.4 ± 17.0 out of 100, respectively. There was no statistically significant relation between nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice and their gender, age, level of education, and work experience. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses had moderate knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding toothbrush maintenance and use, which is not very desirable given their role model. Therefore, training courses are recommended to be held to increase the nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding toothbrush maintenance and use. Hindawi 2021-12-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8692049/ /pubmed/34950516 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3694141 Text en Copyright © 2021 Mohammad Nazarianpirdosti et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Nazarianpirdosti, Mohammad Janatolmakan, Maryam Andayeshgar, Bahare khatony, Alireza Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use |
title | Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use |
title_full | Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use |
title_short | Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use |
title_sort | assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of iranian nurses towards toothbrush maintenance and use |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8692049/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34950516 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3694141 |
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