Purpose The purpose of this project was to evaluate research in basic oral care
interventions to update evidence-based practice guidelines for preventing and treating oral …

Mouth care is an integral part of nursing practice. However, it has become a ritualistic and
banal activity, a topic of conflicting advice and subjective conclusions from sporadic …

BACKGROUND Oral and gastrointestinal (GI) mucositis can affect up to 100% of patients
undergoing high‐dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, 80% of …

Oral mucositis is the most frequent and severe complication of chemotherapy in children
with cancer that can aggravate the child's clinical condition and increase the risk of infection …

Oral mucositis is a dose-limiting toxicity of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). This prospective cohort
study investigated factors associated with mucositis in patients receiving 5-FU for cancer of …

The aim of the present study was to describe patients' experiences of their oral status and
their relation to oral complications during radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The sample …

Oral health care needs of dependent older people: responsibilities of nurses and care staff
The population of older people as well as the number of dependent older people is steadily …

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the scope and epidemiology of cancer therapy-induced mucositis.
DATA SOURCE: Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. CONCLUSION: Mucositis is a …

Mucositis pain is a major clinical problem associated with cancer treatment. Mucosal tissue
injury is a dose-limiting side effect and also limits nutritional intake and oral function …

Aims and objective. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of oral cryotherapy on the
development of chemotherapy‐induced mucositis in patients administered combined …