Assessing Oral Hygiene in Hospitalized Older Veterans
Jennings, A.
Medsurg Nursing Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 24(6): 420-424
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1092-0811 PMID: 26863706 Document Number: 680034
Poor oral health for all older adults can result in higher risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and oral cancer. Findings from this study indicated older veterans needed to improve their oral hygiene habits but barriers to oral hygiene performance prevented them from receiving and performing oral hygiene measures.
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