The effect of chewing gum on oral mucositis in children receiving chemotherapy

dc.contributor.author	Ayverdi, Didem	en
dc.contributor.author	Ekim, Ayfer	en
dc.contributor.author	Ocakci, Ayse Ferda	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-20T23:20:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-20T23:20:31Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-21
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1510
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Cancer in children
dc.subject	Chewing gum
dc.subject	Medical personnel
dc.subject	Παιδιά
dc.subject	Μάσημα τσίχλας
dc.subject	Νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό
dc.subject	Στοματική μυκητίαση
dc.subject	Oral mucositis
dc.title	The effect of chewing gum on oral mucositis in children receiving chemotherapy	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Oncology
heal.classification	Ογκολογία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ογκολογία
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2014-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Ayverdi, D., Ekim, A. & Ocacki, A. (2014) The effect of chewing gum on oral mucositis in children receiving chemotherapy. “Health Science Journal”. 8 (3). p. 373-382.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Oral mucositis is an important clinical problem, resulting in significant patient morbidity, a change in health-related quality of life, and supportive care. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficiency of chewing gum on children, who are receiving chemotherapy regimens, for prevention and treatment of oral mucositis. Method and Material: The study sample consisted of 60 children (30 study group-30 control group) between the ages 6-18 years. All the children have received chemotherapy at least once. Study group children chewed non-sugar gums three times a day at least 20 minutes during 10 days. In oral assessment, WHO Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale and Eilers’ Oral assessment Guide was used and also salivary pH measurement was done. Results: The rate of children who was assessed as Grade 1 and Grade 2, decreased 46.1% in study group and this rate decreased to 20.8% in the control group. At the beginning of the study, 13.3% of the study group children were assessed as Grade 3 but at the end of the study none of the children were observed at Grade 3. Also, statistically significant difference was found between study and control groups’ pH values. Conclusion: The results of that study show new evidence about preventing and decreasing severity of oral mucositis for the children, receiving chemotherapy.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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