Abstract
Background: Korean society has become an elderly society at an unprecedented rate, and the associated social and economic problems are very serious. Maintaining a healthy oral condition is important for older people’s well-being and quality of life, and is essential for healthy ageing. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dental hygienists’ experiences related to the elderly on their perception of human rights violations toward the elderly. Methods: This study was conducted through an IRB review at Silla University in Korea (No. 1041449-202012-HR-001). For about a month after 1 February 2021, the survey questionnaire was distributed to dental hygienists living in South Korea, and 153 people who completed and sent back the questionnaires were selected as the final subjects. The items on the questionnaire consisted of perception of human rights violations for the elderly and experiences related to the elderly. A polyserial correlation analysis was performed to confirm the relevance of each factor, and a multiple regression analysis was performed to identify the factors of elderly-related experiences that affect the perception of human rights violations against the elderly. Results: All three experiences related to the elderly (the experience of receiving education related to the elderly, the experience of volunteer work related to the elderly, and the experience of being interested in issues related to the elderly) were highly related to the perception of violations of financial human rights of the elderly (p < 0.01). In addition, the experience of education related to the elderly showed a high perception of psychological violations of the human rights of the elderly (R = 0.405, p < 0.01), and the experience of volunteer activities related to the elderly showed a high perception of neglectful violations of human rights of the elderly (R = 0.277, p < 0.01). Conclusions: In this study, it was confirmed that there is a relationship between dental hygienists’ experiences related to the elderly and their perception of human rights violations in the elderly. Therefore, dental hygienists should do their best to manage the elderly’s oral health by raising awareness of the human rights violations against the elderly through the elderly professional course based on their experience with the elderly.
Highlights
The United Nations (UN) defined a post-aged society or a super-aged society as that when the proportion of the population aged 65 and above accounts for more than 20% of the total population [1]
As a result of analyzing the influence of each independent variable by adjusting for age and work experience, the experience of receiving education related to the elderly (p < 0.001), the experience of taking an interest in issues related to the elderly (p < 0.01), and the experience of volunteering with the elderly (p < 0.05) all affected the perception of human rights violations against the elderly
The results showed that the experience of education related to the elderly (β = 0.274), the experience of taking an interest in issues related to the elderly (β = 0.272), and the experience of volunteer work related to the elderly (β = 0.186) influenced the perception of human rights violations against the elderly, in that order
Summary
The United Nations (UN) defined a post-aged society or a super-aged society as that when the proportion of the population aged 65 and above accounts for more than 20% of the total population [1]. 2019 and 2050, 9 out of the 10 countries with the largest percentage-point increase in the share of older persons in the world will be in East and South-East Asia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dental hygienists’ experiences related to the elderly on their perception of human rights violations toward the elderly. The items on the questionnaire consisted of perception of human rights violations for the elderly and experiences related to the elderly. Conclusions: In this study, it was confirmed that there is a relationship between dental hygienists’ experiences related to the elderly and their perception of human rights violations in the elderly. Dental hygienists should do their best to manage the elderly’s oral health by raising awareness of the human rights violations against the elderly through the elderly professional course based on their experience with the elderly
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