188 Chapter 6 knowledge. Members of both focus groups suggested organising clinical lectures (tool 8) for students in nursing education programmes in which experts by experience could share their narratives. Allowing these individuals to elucidate the significance of proper oral care and its impact on patients’ lives could raise the sensitisation of prospective nurses regarding the importance of addressing this matter. Participants in both focus groups stated that posters (tool 12) may increase awareness among MHNs as well as patients. Posters could be hung up in the Waiting Room/Office Living Room/Hallway/Drop-in Centre for Homeless Individuals. Here, a limitation was seen: they often have to be replaced to attract attention. Participants in both focus groups proposed developing daily schedules with patients (tool 9); MHNs and patients with psychotic disorders could create a schedule together. In addition to activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating, oral care could also be scheduled within this routine. This daily schedule would ensure that both patients and MHNs have a reminder, making them both aware of its importance. The dental hygienist emphasised the importance of reintegrating dental care into patients’ daily routines. Members of both focus groups suggested that it would be beneficial to develop a brochure to provide to patients with psychotic disorders upon admission (tool 4). When asked about the content of the brochure, participants indicated that it should contain information about the importance of oral care, risk factors, oral complaints, physical symptoms, psychological symptoms, shame, fear, medication side effects, and dental consequences, as well as nutrition. Additionally, members of focus group 2 suggested that the brochure should include a detachable awareness screener (tool 5) for MHNs to revisit later. This awareness screener should include questions about patients’ satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with their oral health, what changes they would like to make, and what they would need in order to make those changes. “In the hospital, you would also have an awareness screener to verify if the brochure has been distributed and discussed, enabling a later follow-up. These are the focal points.” (Participant 8, MHN)
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