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Article

Development of a New Application-Based Chewing Efficiency Test (Mini Dental Assessment) and Its Evaluation by Nursing Staff in Geriatric Care: A Pilot Study

by
Alexander Schmidt
1,†,
Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz
1,*,†,
Clara Sophie Gäbler
1,
Steffen Schlee
2 and
Bernd Wöstmann
1
1
Dental Clinic, Department of Prosthodontics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
2
Department of Geriatrics, County Hospital Frankenberg, 35066 Frankenberg, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this article.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(22), 11889; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211889
Submission received: 5 October 2021 / Revised: 1 November 2021 / Accepted: 9 November 2021 / Published: 12 November 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Services Research on Dentistry in Aged Society)
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Abstract

The increasing average life expectancy worldwide results in an elderly population with significant health care needs. However, dental care is often not a focus of care. It is well known that oral and overall health are directly related. Therefore, the Mini Dental Assessment (MDA) was developed to provide a simple analysis of oral health status, although it is currently only available in paper form, with all associated drawbacks, from illegible writing to the inability to quickly search the collected forms. This study aimed to develop a digital application (app) for mobile devices that can overcome the problems associated with paper forms. After the digital MDA was developed, its usability was evaluated by nurses, a questionnaire was answered, and it was compared to the analog MDA with patients in a pilot study. The usability of the app (System Usability Scale) was 95.18 ± 4.26, representing a very high usability. Furthermore, this app showed good clinical applicability. The results also showed that the digital MDA was accepted by nurses in their daily routine and was preferred to the analog MDA. A follow-up study with a higher number of subjects is highly recommended.
Keywords: mastication; geriatric assessment; nutrition assessment; nursing assessment; dentistry; oral health care service delivery; real world data on dentistry; geriatric oral health; patient care; analogue-digital conversion mastication; geriatric assessment; nutrition assessment; nursing assessment; dentistry; oral health care service delivery; real world data on dentistry; geriatric oral health; patient care; analogue-digital conversion

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Schmidt, A.; Schlenz, M.A.; Gäbler, C.S.; Schlee, S.; Wöstmann, B. Development of a New Application-Based Chewing Efficiency Test (Mini Dental Assessment) and Its Evaluation by Nursing Staff in Geriatric Care: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211889

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Schmidt A, Schlenz MA, Gäbler CS, Schlee S, Wöstmann B. Development of a New Application-Based Chewing Efficiency Test (Mini Dental Assessment) and Its Evaluation by Nursing Staff in Geriatric Care: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(22):11889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211889

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Schmidt, Alexander, Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz, Clara Sophie Gäbler, Steffen Schlee, and Bernd Wöstmann. 2021. "Development of a New Application-Based Chewing Efficiency Test (Mini Dental Assessment) and Its Evaluation by Nursing Staff in Geriatric Care: A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 22: 11889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211889

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Schmidt, A., Schlenz, M. A., Gäbler, C. S., Schlee, S., & Wöstmann, B. (2021). Development of a New Application-Based Chewing Efficiency Test (Mini Dental Assessment) and Its Evaluation by Nursing Staff in Geriatric Care: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 11889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211889

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