Care partner-assisted intervention to improve oral health for older adults with cognitive impairment: A feasibility study.

Bei WuRuth A AndersonYaolin PeiHanzhang XuKathleen NyePatricia PooleMelanie BunnChristine Lynn DowneyBrenda L Plassman

Published in: Gerodontology (2021)

This study demonstrates the feasibility of this intervention designed to improve the oral health of persons with cognitive impairment and it lays the foundation for using this protocol in a future large randomised clinical trial.

Keyphrases

oral health
cognitive impairment
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
open label
double blind
healthcare
palliative care
physical activity
quality improvement
pain management
placebo controlled
chronic pain