[The Importance of Dental Prevention for Our Health]
KOVÁCS Noémi1, NÉMETH Anikó2,3
MARCH 08, 2024
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2024;37(01)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55608/nover.37.0002
Review
KOVÁCS Noémi1, NÉMETH Anikó2,3
MARCH 08, 2024
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2024;37(01)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55608/nover.37.0002
Review
Szöveg nagyítása:
[In Hungary, people’s oral hygiene is very poor and signs of this can be seen from a very young age. The development of good oral hygiene habits should start after birth and be maintained throughout life in order to prevent the development of oral diseases. However, the consequences of poor oral hygiene are not only visible in the oral cavity, but can also have a detrimental effect on the whole organ system, leading to the development of serious diseases. To prevent these, health professionals at all levels of health care need to take preventive action.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[The aim of this paper is to provide information on the history and cultural context of the work of Saint John of God, who became the patron saint of nurses and health workers. Sixteenth-century Spain served as a cradle for the innovations of Saint John and his followers, who established hospitals and provided care for the sick and the poor at a time when the Church was immersed in theological debates and thus seemed to forget one of its main missions: humanitarian and charitable aid to those most in need. The development of the Hospitaller Order’s nursing and health care practices, far ahead of its time, including the implementation of rules and regulations for hospitals and the extraordinary training of health professionals, is analysed. The continued work of the Religious of St. John of God, who operate health care and social service institutions in more than 50 countries today, is highlighted. Overall, we wish to provide a historical and cultural overview of the role of nursing and health care in society in the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. For this purpose, an analysis of the corresponding medieval and contemporary historical literature has been carried out beforehand.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[Drug use is still on the rise today, with designer drugs being particularly dangerous. In addition to the general effects on the body, we must also mention the negative effects on the oral cavity. Many people do not realise that oral health can also be at risk, although oral lesions can develop as a result of poor oral hygiene, infections or neurological symptoms caused by the way in which the drug is used, or even by the way in which it is taken. In addition to dental caries, it is important to mention oral infections, tooth wear, or even Kaposi’s sarcoma due to possible HIV infection. Recognition of these oral lesions and of illegal drug use is not only a task for dental professionals, but also for the whole health care system.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[The purpose of the study is to investigate the quality of life of young adults in relation to oral health and how smoking affects this. The aim is to explore the differences in oral health-related quality of life between smokers, non-smokers, and quitters in a given age group.
The survey was conducted using a self-designed online questionnaire that included the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire. The survey was conducted from May 01 to June 30, 2023, using a nonrandom sampling method that relied on easily accessible subjects. Data were processed and analysed using IBM SPSS 20.0 statistical software, descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman’s rank correlation analysis (p<0.05).
Based on the 317 assessable responses, smokers had a higher average OHIP-14 total score than non-smokers and quitters, but there were no significant differences in oral health-related quality of life between the groups (p=0.540). Four self-reported questions were added to the OHIP-14 questionnaire: dissatisfied with the colour of their teeth; afraid of communicating with others without seeing their teeth being seen; afraid of having a serious oral problem; afraid of losing their teeth. These issues are highly correlated with the OHIP-14 questionnaire and fear of oral lesions appears to be present among smokers.
Young adults do not yet show a significant deterioration in oral quality of life due to smoking, but additional questions are worth considering to assess the quality of life in smokers.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[In the field of wound care, the standard treatment these days is moist wound healing. Numerous advantages of this approach can be found in various studies. In cases of burn injuries, we also prefer this approach in order to provide an optimal wound environment, avoiding scab formation, crust formation, and scar formation. One excellent dressing for moist wound healing is a unique dressing containing PHMB in the world of dressings. It has numerous beneficial properties that can be used in burn injuries, but we have also bravely experimented with the dressing in other areas of wound healing. Currently, I would like to share my experiences related to burn injuries through case studies.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[The treatment of chronic wounds is an important and challenging task in home care. These wounds do not heal for a long time or recur, and are usually painful and easily infected. Proper home care is a determining factor in the healing process of these wounds. The use of smart dressings is absolute necessity in the treatment of chronic wounds. The use of mobile phone applications can also make home care activities more effective. These experiences will be presented by describing 4 cases.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[The dental hygiene of the elderly is showing a devastating picture worldwide. Among the reasons we can find: behavioural factors, medicines, different illnesses. The bad dental hygiene, which is called paradontitis, can be the reason of so many different illnesses. Tooth loss in old age and bad mouth hygiene is not a basic thing and it is not a natural occurence. By sustaining the appropriate dental hygiene and visiting the dentist frequently one can avoid these problems or can be managed in time. In this announcement, the reasons of the bad dental hygiene of the elderly, the possibilites of prevention and the steps of dental counseling are listed.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[Drug use is still on the rise today, with designer drugs being particularly dangerous. In addition to the general effects on the body, we must also mention the negative effects on the oral cavity. Many people do not realise that oral health can also be at risk, although oral lesions can develop as a result of poor oral hygiene, infections or neurological symptoms caused by the way in which the drug is used, or even by the way in which it is taken. In addition to dental caries, it is important to mention oral infections, tooth wear, or even Kaposi’s sarcoma due to possible HIV infection. Recognition of these oral lesions and of illegal drug use is not only a task for dental professionals, but also for the whole health care system.]
Lege Artis Medicinae
[This study aims to examine the average monthly income of non-doctor healthcare professionals employed in Hungary between 2004–2021, with special regard to 2021.
Data were derived from the database of the National Directorate General for Hospitals. Non-doctor healthcare professionals employed full-time in all public health services were included in our time-series analysis. In our institutional-level analysis, we considered all non-doctor healthcare professionals employed in state owned hospitals.
In Hungary, the average monthly income of full-time non-doctor healthcare professionals reached the national average gross income level in the period 2017-2019, and then surpassed it from 2020 onward. In 2020, the average monthly income of hospital based non-doctor healthcare professionals at national level was 447,956 HUF/1,276 €, while in 2021, it was 495,933 HUF/1,383 € (+11%). In 2021 it was 561,412 HUF/1,566 € in national institutes, 538,055 HUF/1,501 € in clinical centers, 536,196 HUF/1,496 € in capital hospitals, 473,044 HUF/1,319 € in county hospitals and 461,473 HUF/1,287 € in urban hospitals.
In Hungary, the average monthly income of full-time non-doctor healthcare professionals reached the national average gross income in the period between 2017-2019 and then surpassed it from 2020 onward. In 2021, the average monthly income of hospital based non-doctor healthcare professionals in Hungary was the highest in national institutes. There was a 1.73-fold difference between the lowest and the highest average income in institutions providing only acute or acute and chronic inpatient care.]
Lege Artis Medicinae
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[Blood pressure is an ever-changing vital parameter. Its observed variability over time is blood pressure variability, which is influenced by both regulatory mechanisms within the body and environmental factors affecting the body.]
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