The symptom experience of mucositis, stomatitis, and xerostomia

To provide an overview of mucositis, stomatitis, and xerostomia, the symptom experience, risk factors, current therapies, nursing interventions, and implications for practice, research, and education. Published articles pertaining to mucositis, stomatitis, and xerostomia. Complete and consistent ass...

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Published in:Seminars in oncology nursing 1995-11, Vol.11 (4), p.248-255
Main Author: Dose, Ann Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Mouth Mucosa
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - therapy
Nursing
Oncology Nursing
Oral Hygiene
Risk Factors
Stomatitis - etiology
Stomatitis - nursing
Xerostomia - etiology
Xerostomia - nursing
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Summary:To provide an overview of mucositis, stomatitis, and xerostomia, the symptom experience, risk factors, current therapies, nursing interventions, and implications for practice, research, and education. Published articles pertaining to mucositis, stomatitis, and xerostomia. Complete and consistent assessments of the oral cavity are needed. Frequent and meticulous oral care remains an important factor in preventing the development of or reducing the severity of oral mucositis, stomatitis, and xerostomia. Additional research of these symptoms is needed. Oncology nurses can perform an essential role in promoting oral hygiene and optimal status of the oral cavity during cancer and its treatment.
ISSN:0749-2081
1878-3449
DOI:10.1016/S0749-2081(05)80005-1