Resumen

FUENTES P, Camila; ESCOBAR I, Carla; MUNOZ M, Patricia  y  OTTONE, Nicolás Ernesto. Oral Health Beliefs in Caregivers of Institutionalized Disabled and Elderly Patients of the Quilaco Commune, BioBío Region. Int. J. Odontostomat. [online]. 2015, vol.9, n.2, pp.301-306. ISSN 0718-381X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-381X2015000200018.

The rapid aging of the population of Chile will produce an increase not only in the prevalence of chronic diseases, but also of people with disabilities, and their need to be cared for permanently. In this sense, taking the caregivers of the institutionalized elderly population of the Quilaco commune, Biobío Region, as a study group, we analyzed the oral health beliefs that caregivers have at the time of undertaking the care of older adults.

Palabras clave : oral health beliefs; caregivers; institutionalized elderly.

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