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Purpose <p>To examine the impact of oral health care provided by nurses who received instruction from dental professionals on the oral health of terminally ill cancer patients and determine the optimal cutoff value of the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) total score for triaging patients in need of oral health management by dental professionals.</p> Methods <p>In total, 115 terminally ill cancer patients (66 males and 49 females; average age 73.5 ± 10.9&#xa0;years) who received oral health management during palliative care at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital between April 2017 and August 2019 were included. Oral health management was conducted by dental professionals (D group) or nurses educated by dental professionals (Ns group). Oral health status was evaluated using the OHAT at the initial dental consultation in palliative care and approximately 2&#xa0;weeks later.</p> Results <p>Both groups showed significant improvement in the OHAT total score and OHAT sub-items of the lips, tongue, gums and tissues, saliva, oral cleanliness, and dental pain. However, sub-items of natural teeth and dentures improved significantly only in the D group. Additionally, the optimal cutoff value for the OHAT total score in determining the need for oral health management by dental professionals was 6.</p> Conclusion <p>Oral health care conducted by nurses who received instruction from dental professionals can improve oral health status. Patients with OHAT total scores of ≥ 6 should be considered for oral health management by dental professionals.</p>

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Comparison of nurse-led oral health care and dental professional-led oral health management in terminally ill cancer patients receiving palliative care: a longitudinal study

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    2025年4月16日

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  • Hiroyuki Suzuki,
  • Junichi Furuya,
  • Rena Hidaka,
  • Yuko Motomatsu,
  • Ryuzo Hara,
  • Yuji Kabasawa,
  • Haruka Tohara,
  • Shunsuke Minakuchi

摘要

Purpose

To examine the impact of oral health care provided by nurses who received instruction from dental professionals on the oral health of terminally ill cancer patients and determine the optimal cutoff value of the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) total score for triaging patients in need of oral health management by dental professionals.

Methods

In total, 115 terminally ill cancer patients (66 males and 49 females; average age 73.5 ± 10.9 years) who received oral health management during palliative care at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital between April 2017 and August 2019 were included. Oral health management was conducted by dental professionals (D group) or nurses educated by dental professionals (Ns group). Oral health status was evaluated using the OHAT at the initial dental consultation in palliative care and approximately 2 weeks later.

Results

Both groups showed significant improvement in the OHAT total score and OHAT sub-items of the lips, tongue, gums and tissues, saliva, oral cleanliness, and dental pain. However, sub-items of natural teeth and dentures improved significantly only in the D group. Additionally, the optimal cutoff value for the OHAT total score in determining the need for oral health management by dental professionals was 6.

Conclusion

Oral health care conducted by nurses who received instruction from dental professionals can improve oral health status. Patients with OHAT total scores of ≥ 6 should be considered for oral health management by dental professionals.