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Oral symptoms in dying nursing home patients. Results from the prospective REDIC study.
- Source :
- BMC Oral Health; 1/25/2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: The mouth is a central organ for communication and fluid intake, also for dying nursing home patients. This study describes the prevalence and severity of oral symptoms from nursing home admission until the day of perceived dying and the day of death. Methods: A prospective, longitudinal cohort study including 696 patients who were admitted to 47 Norwegian nursing homes in 35 municipalities. During the first year of their stay, 189 died (27%), of whom 82 participants were assessed on the day they were perceived as dying and 134 on the day of death. Mouth care, nutrition, and bedsores were assessed with the Residents' Assessment Instrument for nursing homes (RAI-NH) and palliative care (RAI-PC). Pain intensity was assessed with the Mobilization-Observation-Behaviour-Intensity-Dementia-2 Pain Scale (MOBID-2). Results: The proportion of patients with ≥ 6 oral symptoms increased from 16% when perceived as dying to 20% on the day of death (P = 0.001). On the day of death, xerostomia (66%), dysphagia (59%), and mastication problems (50%) were the most frequently observed oral symptoms. Only 16% received mouth care every hour and 12% were in pain during this procedure. Compared to people without dementia, those with a diagnosis of dementia at admission (N = 112, 86%) had xerostomia and mastication problems more frequently (50% vs. 73%; 32% vs. 56% (P = 0.038), respectively) on the day of death. Conclusions: The high extent of oral symptoms such as xerostomia, dysphagia, and mastication problems underline the need for systematic assessment and improved oral palliative care for dying nursing home patients with dementia. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01920100 08/08/2013. First submission to BMC oral 15/03/2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ORAL hygiene
NUTRITIONAL assessment
PAIN
SCIENTIFIC observation
TERMINALLY ill
PRESSURE ulcers
ORAL diseases
DEGLUTITION disorders
SURGICAL complications
SEVERITY of illness index
DEMENTIA patients
COMPARATIVE studies
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
XEROSTOMIA
MASTICATION
INSTITUTIONAL care
DEATH
LONGITUDINAL method
EATING disorders
PALLIATIVE treatment
SYMPTOMS
EVALUATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726831
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Oral Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175022030
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-03901-x