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This study intended to provide the basic data for developing the educational materials of the preventive measures of dental diseases and of the improvement method of dental health by examining hospitalized pa-tients' recognition and practice of dental health. It had a survey for 253 hospitalized patients in D General Hospital located in Ulsan from August 10, 2008 to September 10, 2008. The participants were requested to write down an answer to each question. In relation to the recognition and practice of dental health, 15 questions were prepared respectively and 5-point scale was employed. The study results were as follows: 1. 53.8% of the participants were females and 25.3% was in the ages of 30-39. 44.7% was high school graduates and 26.1% had professional jobs. 41.9% was hospitalized for less than 5 days.2. The participants' average recognition of dental health was 3.79±0.88 and their average practice was 3.15±0.98, which tells that they recognize dental health, but they are negligent at practicing it. 3. Female patients showed higher recognition of dental health than males, and the patients in the ages of 30-39 showed the highest recognition (P<0.05). In terms of the practice of dental health, younger pa-tients showed higher points. The higher their educational and economic background were, the higher their recognition and practice of dental health were. In addition, the patients involved in office works or public serves showed higher recognition and practice too (P<0.05). 4. In relation to teeth-brushing, they had fewer frequency and less duration of teeth-brushing after they got hospitalized. Both before and after they got hospitalized, they were found to use a toothpick most so a correct product for dental health is requested. 5. There were correlations among the recognition and practice of dental health and the frequency of tooth-brushing before/after hospitalized. There were also correlations among the conditions of den-tal health, the practice of it, and the frequency of tooth-brushing before/after hospitalized (P<0.01).

한국어

본 연구는 입원환자의 구강보건 인식과 실천정도를 파악하여 구강질환 예방대책 및 구강건강 증진방법의 교육 자료를 개발하는데 기초 자료를 제공하고자 입원환자 253명을 대상으로 자기기입식 방식으로 설문조사를 시행하였다. 구강보건 인식과 실천은 각각 15문항으로 하였으며 5점 척도 하였고 결과는 다음과 같다.일반적인 특성에서는 조사대상자의 253명중 여자가 53.8%를 차지하였고 연령에서는 30-39세 이하가 25.3%, 학력은 고졸이 44.7%, 직업은 전문직이 26.1%로 높게 나타났고, 입원일수는 5일 이내가 41.9%로 가장 많이 나타났다. 일반적인 특성에 따른 구강보건 인식도를 보면 여자가 남자보다 높게 나타났으며, 연령은 30-39세가 가장 높은 인식도를 보였다. 구강보건 실천도 에서는 연령층이 낮을수록 실천도가 높게 나타났다. 교육수준과 경제수준이 높을수록, 직업은 사무직, 공무원이 구강보건 인식도 및 실천도가 높게 나타났다.입원 전․후 잇솔질 습관은 입원전보다 입원 후에 잇솔질 횟수와 소요시 간이 줄어들고, 구강위생용품 사용유무에서는 입원 전․후 모두 이쑤시개 사용이 높은 점수를 보여 올바른 구강위생용품 사용이 요구 된다.