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Effect of oral health education programs for caregivers on oral hygiene of the elderly: A systemic review and meta-analysis

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2014
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    9/11 (AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Not reported (2); Brazil (1); Sweden (1); UK (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    Not reported (2); Brazil (1); Sweden (1); UK (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
    Implementation strategies
    Provider-targeted strategy
    Educational material
    Educational meeting
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Home care
    Providers
    Caregivers
Publication details
  • Citation
    Wang TF, Huang CM, Chou C, Yu S. Effect of oral health education programs for caregivers on oral hygiene of the elderly: A systemic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2015;52(6):1090-1096.
  • DOI
    10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.01.015

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