Kang Hee-Young, Na Song-Sook, Kim Yun-Kyung
Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Ulsan, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2010 Aug;40(4):473-81. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.4.473.
This study was done to examine the effects of oral care with essential oil in improving the oral health status of hospice patients with terminal cancer.
The participants were 43 patients with terminal cancer admitted to K hospital in G city, Korea. Twenty-two patients were assigned to the experimental group and 21 to the control group. Participants in the experimental group received special mouth care with essential oil (application of essential oil mixture consisting of geranium, lavender, tea tree, and peppermint). The control group received special mouth care with 0.9% saline. The special mouth care was performed twice daily for one week in both groups. The scores for subjective oral comfortness, objective oral state, and numbers of colonizing Candida albicans were measured before and after the treatment.
The score for subjective oral comfortness and objective oral state were significantly higher in the experimental group compared to the control group. The numbers of colonizing Candida albicans significantly decreased in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Oral care with essential oil could be an effective oral health nursing intervention for hospice patients with terminal cancer.
本研究旨在探讨使用精油进行口腔护理对改善晚期癌症临终关怀患者口腔健康状况的效果。
研究对象为韩国G市K医院收治的43例晚期癌症患者。22例患者被分配到实验组，21例患者被分配到对照组。实验组患者接受含精油的特殊口腔护理（应用由天竺葵、薰衣草、茶树和薄荷组成的精油混合物）。对照组患者接受0.9%生理盐水的特殊口腔护理。两组均每天进行两次特殊口腔护理，持续一周。在治疗前后测量主观口腔舒适度、客观口腔状态得分以及白色念珠菌定植数量。
与对照组相比，实验组的主观口腔舒适度和客观口腔状态得分显著更高。与对照组相比，实验组白色念珠菌定植数量显著减少。
对于晚期癌症临终关怀患者，使用精油进行口腔护理可能是一种有效的口腔健康护理干预措施。
