J Precioso, S Frias, C N Silva, V Rocha, J Cunha-Machado, F Gonçalves, I Sousa
Prevalence of children exposed to secondhand smoke at home and in the car in Azores (Portugal)
Pulmonology
explore patients healthcare professionals hcps experiences oral care hospitalisation identify needs challenges daily oral care important patients health wellbeing prevent diseases oral cavity systemic infections increased morbidity subsequently lead prolonged hospitalisation worst increased mortality despite knowledge oral care neglected part nursing practice studies clearly identify barriers regarding oral care existing knowledge inadequate qualitative study exploring participants experiences gain new indepth knowledge oral care among hospitalised patients phenomenologicalhermeneutic approach applied participant observations conducted five hospital wards combined individual semistructured interviews 16 patients 15 hcp data analysis based ricoeurs theory narrative interpretation four themes describing challenges regarding oral care emerged oral care gut feeling oral care fades background even selfreliant patients need help oral care mouth reflects life lived identified challenges show need improvement health professional approach oral care nursing practice focus increasing hcps knowledge skills competences increase nursing agency support patients selfcare capacity investigation oral care hospitalisation revealed four main challenges concerning patients hcps lack knowledge awareness oral care thus patients hcps included developing solutions improve oral care nursing practice coreq criteria reporting qualitative research adhered patient representative involved discussion proposal conduct results study