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Oral hygiene care training of carers vs No training (or a placebo training session) of carers

Plaque · People with mixed levels of ID (age range unclear); setting residential

Oral hygiene care training of carers showed no clear difference in plaque (medium term) compared with no training (or a placebo training session) of carers (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
Medium term (6 weeks to 12 months)
MD -0.07 [-0.26, 0.13]
2 studies · 99 participants
Low

Oral hygiene care training of carers vs No training (or a placebo training session) of carers

Behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy (carer experience) (medium term) · People with mixed levels of ID (age range unclear); setting residential

It is very uncertain whether oral hygiene care training of carers changes behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy of carers (medium term) compared with no training (or a placebo training session) of carers (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
Medium term (6 weeks to 12 months)
MD 0.15 [-0.80, 1.10]
2 studies · 189 participants
Very low

Oral hygiene care training of carers vs No training (or a placebo training session) of carers

Oral health knowledge of carers (medium term) · People with mixed levels of ID (age range unclear); setting residential

Oral hygiene care training of carers may leads to higher oral health knowledge of carers (medium term) compared with no training (or a placebo training session) of carers (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
Medium term (6 weeks to 12 months)
MD 0.69 [0.31, 1.06]
2 studies · 189 participants
Low

Oral hygiene care training of carers vs No training (or a placebo training session) of carers

Gingival inflammation (medium term) · People with mixed levels of ID (age range unclear); setting residential

Oral hygiene care training of carers showed no clear difference in gingival inflammation (medium term) compared with no training (or a placebo training session) of carers (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
Medium term (6 weeks to 12 months)
MD -0.09 [-0.63, 0.45]
2 studies · 99 participants
Low