Needs in Service Provision for Oral Health Care in Older People:A Comparison Between Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) and Utrecht (the Netherlands)

Retaining natural teeth for longer, together with increasing care dependency in the elderly, has the potential to hamper adequate oral self-care and service provision. The aim of this qualitative study was to compare and contrast views from a multi-stakeholder perspective on the future priorities for oral health care services of older people in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A participatory setting partnership was undertaken with 4 key stakeholder groups in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A final consensus group considered collective responses. The views of the different group... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Everaars, Babette
Jerković-Ćosić, Katarina
van der Putten, Gert Jan
Pretty, Ian A.
Brocklehurst, Paul
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Reihe/Periodikum: Everaars , B , Jerković-Ćosić , K , van der Putten , G J , Pretty , I A & Brocklehurst , P 2018 , ' Needs in Service Provision for Oral Health Care in Older People : A Comparison Between Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) and Utrecht (the Netherlands) ' , International Journal of Health Services . https://doi.org/10.1177/0020731418770956
Schlagwörter: elderly / oral health / service provision
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/f120154b-7964-43b6-b97a-1d8f9e5ddb2a

Retaining natural teeth for longer, together with increasing care dependency in the elderly, has the potential to hamper adequate oral self-care and service provision. The aim of this qualitative study was to compare and contrast views from a multi-stakeholder perspective on the future priorities for oral health care services of older people in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A participatory setting partnership was undertaken with 4 key stakeholder groups in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A final consensus group considered collective responses. The views of the different groups were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically. Two main themes derived: “individual well-being” and “underlying principles of service provision.” Codes relating to principles of service provision focused on the importance of developing quality criteria, improving access, prevention and screening, awareness raising, education and training, together with multidisciplinary care. In both countries, oral health was seen as an important element of “individual well-being,” and a number of “principles of service provision” were suggested. This contrasts with the current lack of evidence-based treatments and quality criteria that are available for dependent older people.