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The Relationship of Oral Care Practice at Home with Mucositis Incidence in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
- Source :
- Comprehensive Child & Adolescent Nursing; 2019 Supplement S1, Vol. 42, p56-64, 9p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Mucositis is a common and devastating side effect of chemotherapeutic agents in children undergoing chemotherapy. The prevention and management of mucositis are necessary to improve these children's quality of life. Oral care is a recommended strategy for preventing and managing oral mucositis. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the relationship between oral care practice and mucositis incidence. A cross-sectional analytical design was used in this study. A total of 34 children from 3 to 12 years of age with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who were in the last cycle of chemotherapy were recruited through a snowball sampling method. The Oral Assessment Guide (OAG) was administered to assess the severity of mucositis. A majority of the participants (51.5%) had mucositis after completing the last cycle of chemotherapy. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant relationship between their oral care practice at home and mucositis incidence. These results show that oral care at home is linked with the incidence and severity of mucositis. Nurses should educate children with leukemia and their parents regarding good oral hygiene practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CANCER chemotherapy
CANCER patients
CHI-squared test
HEALTH education
LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia
PEDIATRIC nursing
QUALITY of life
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
STOMATITIS
TOOTH care & hygiene
TUMORS in children
HOME environment
CROSS-sectional method
SEVERITY of illness index
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHILDREN
DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24694193
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Comprehensive Child & Adolescent Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136979552
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2019.1577926