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Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs (Optimised) usual care: Plaque
- Population
- Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)
- Intervention
- Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents
- Comparison
- (Optimised) usual care
- Outcome
- Plaque
Educational intervention with information and practical components… showed no clear difference in dental plaque compared with (Optimised) usual care (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs (Optimised) usual care Dental plaque · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses) · 3 to 60 months Educational intervention with information and practical components… showed no clear difference in dental plaque compared with (Optimised) usual care (low certainty). Oral health educational interventions for nursing home staff and residents (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -0.04 [-0.26, 0.17] | 6 studies · 437 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral health educational interventions for nursing home staff and residents 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2016-01 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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