Sargeant Stephanie, Chamley Carol
Children's Emergency Department, Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Nurs Child Young People. 2013 Mar;25(2):29-34. doi: 10.7748/ncyp2013.03.25.2.29.e29.
This is the first part of two articles exploring oral health problems and treatments for children receiving palliative care, successful management of which can improve considerably the quality of life for this group of children and young people. Part one includes an adapted oral health assessment tool for use in children and young people with complex and palliative healthcare needs that has the potential to help nurses identify and monitor oral health problems and prevent or minimise oral problems from developing. Part two--to be published next month--focuses on basic oral hygiene and the management of specific oral health problems.
这是两篇探讨接受姑息治疗儿童的口腔健康问题及治疗方法的文章中的第一篇。成功处理这些问题能够显著提高这群儿童和青少年的生活质量。第一部分包括一种经过调整的口腔健康评估工具，供有复杂和姑息医疗需求的儿童和青少年使用，该工具有可能帮助护士识别和监测口腔健康问题，并预防或尽量减少口腔问题的发生。第二部分——将于下个月发表——重点关注基本口腔卫生和特定口腔健康问题的处理。
