Instituto Superior
de Ciencias Médicas
Dr. Leonardo Núñez Antúnez, MsC María del Carmen Sanjurjo Álvarez, MsC Eugenia González Heredia, Dr. Ángel Ramón Rodríguez Rodríguez y MsC Mirtha Turcaz Castellanos
Se realizó un estudio de intervención educativa para
modificar conocimientos sobre higiene bucal, cuidado del aparato protésico
y autoexamen
bucal en 26 adultos mayores del Hogar de Ancianos perteneciente al área de
salud de Palmarito de Cauto, municipio Julio Antonio Mella,
durante el período comprendido de mayo a agosto del
A study of
educational intervention to modify knowledge on oral hygiene, prosthesis care
and oral selfexamination in 26 elderly patients at
the Home for the aged belonging to the health area of Palmarito
de Cauto, "Julio Antonio Mella"
municipality was carried out, during the period from May to August, 2005. They
were asked about the chosen thematic contents to measure their level of
information in this respect and they were included in a program of activities
that, by means of didactic games (crossword, health target and puzzle) it
guaranteed the interactive participation in the knowledge acquisition. With
this type of rehearsal it was possible to modify appropriately the erroneous
ideas that the elderly possessed on oral health and life quality.
Subject
headings: Health Knowledge, Attitudes,
Practice; Oral Health; Oral Hygiene; Self-Examination; Dental Prosthesis;
Geriatric Dentistry; Health Education, Dental
Limits: HUMAN, AGED