Application of the Integrated Behavioral Model to oral self-care behavior of community-dwelling middle-aged and older people in Taiwan.
Mu-Hsing HoHui-Chen Rita ChangYen-Kuang LinVictoria TraynorHung-Huey TsaiKathleen BuckwalterMegan F LiuChia-Chi ChangPublished in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) (2019)
Public health nurses work with the whole community and can potentially improve the oral self-care behavior of middle-aged and older adults by enhancing their oral health knowledge, maintaining their positive attitudes, assisting acceptance of recognition and support from others, increasing their ability to perform oral self-care, reducing environmental constraints, and thereby enhancing their oral self-care awareness.