Chewing gum is more effective than saline-solution gargling for reducing oral mucositis
| Autor: | Allenidekania, Happy Hayati, Kadek Cahya Utami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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030504 nursing
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Treatment outcome Significant difference Dentistry 030206 dentistry General Medicine medicine.disease Chewing gum Pediatric cancer Mean difference stomatognathic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Mucositis Gargling 0305 other medical science business Saline General Nursing |
| Zdroj: | Enfermería Clínica. 28:5-8 |
| ISSN: | 1130-8621 |
| Popis: | Objective This quasi-experimental study compared the effectiveness of chewing gum and gargling with a saline solution as two types of intervention to reduce oral mucositis scores. Method The sample consisted of 44 children who were divided into two groups, one of which chewed gum, and the other gargled with a saline solution. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the data. Results There was a significant difference (p = 0.001) in post-intervention oral-mucositis scores. The significant mean difference between the groups indicated that the decreased oral mucositis scores for the chewing gum group was more substantial than for the group gargling with a saline solution (p = 0.001). Conclusions The data showed that chewing gum is more effective than gargling with a saline solution, and it can be incorporated into the nursing protocol for treating pediatric cancer patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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