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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedZimmerman S, Sloane PD, Ward K
Effectiveness of a mouth care program provided by nursing home staff vs standard care on reducing pneumonia incidence: a cluster randomized trial.
Pneumonia affects more than 250 000 nursing home (NH) residents annually. A strategy to reduce pneumonia is to provide daily mouth care, especially to residents with dementia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Mouth Care Without a Battle, a program that increases staff knowledge and attitudes regarding oral hygiene, changes mouth care, and improves oral hygiene, in reducing the incidence of pneumonia among NH residents.
AHRQ-funded; HS022298.
Citation: Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Ward K .
Effectiveness of a mouth care program provided by nursing home staff vs standard care on reducing pneumonia incidence: a cluster randomized trial.
JAMA Netw Open 2020 Jun;3(6):e204321. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4321..
Keywords: Pneumonia, Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care, Dental and Oral Health, Prevention, Patient Safety
Mody L
Preventing aspiration pneumonia in high-risk nursing home residents: role of chlorhexidine-based oral care questioned again.
This commentary discusses a study by Juthani-Mehta et al in this issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases that adds more steam to the ongoing controversy of the value of chlorhexidine-based oral care by challenging an earlier study. That study found that the odds of dying from pneumonia in those who did not receive oral care was >3 times that of the group receiving oral care. By contrast, the Juthani-Mehta et al study finds no benefit to chlorhexidine use.
AHRQ-funded; HS019979.
Citation: Mody L .
Preventing aspiration pneumonia in high-risk nursing home residents: role of chlorhexidine-based oral care questioned again.
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Mar 15;60(6):858-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu941..
Keywords: Nursing Homes, Dental and Oral Health, Elderly, Patient Safety