Educational intervention for the prevention of oral cancer in older adults

Abstract

Introduction: Cancer is a health problem for men that increases proportionally to the aging population. Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge about oral cancer prevention in institutionalized older adults. Method: Quasi-experimental development research, intervention, before and after without a control group to the 32 older adults from the Güines Grandparents' House who met the inclusion criteria, from November 2022 to November 2023. A Knowledge survey on oral cancer prevention before and after the educational intervention. Results: Initially 78.1% had an inadequate level of knowledge. Post-intervention it rose to 93.8%. Conclusions: Knowledge about oral cancer prevention in older adults increased significantly after applying the educational intervention with the use of affective-participatory techniques and teaching aids.