Jung Yun Ah, Kim Hee Sook
College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
College of Nursing · The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2020 Apr;50(2):200-209. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2020.50.2.200.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of oral gargling with an aromatic solution on xerostomia, objective oral status, and oral health-related quality of life in psychiatric inpatients.
A nonequivalent control group with a non-synchronized design was used in this study. The experimental group (n=34) received oral gargling with an aroma solution, while the control group (n=33) gargled with 0.9% normal saline. Dependent variables were measured at pre-, post-, and follow-up test. Data were analyzed using an χ²-test, Fisher's exact probability test, t-tests, and repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS/WIN v.21.0.
After the intervention, significant differences were revealed in xerostomia (F=15.30, <.001), objective oral status (F=38.44, <.001), and oral health-related quality of life (F=62.70, <.001) with an interaction effect between group and time.
These findings indicate that gargling with an aroma solution is more effective than 0.9% normal saline for the oral health of psychiatric inpatients. Therefore gargling with an aroma can be safely recommended as a brief, economical, and positive intervention in clinical settings.
本研究旨在探讨用芳香溶液进行口腔含漱对精神科住院患者口干症、客观口腔状况及口腔健康相关生活质量的影响。
本研究采用非同步设计的非等效对照组。实验组（n = 34）用芳香溶液进行口腔含漱，而对照组（n = 33）用0.9%生理盐水含漱。在干预前、干预后及随访测试时测量相关变量。使用SPSS/WIN v.21.0软件进行χ²检验、Fisher精确概率检验、t检验及重复测量方差分析。
干预后，口干症（F = 15.30，P <.001）、客观口腔状况（F = 38.44，P <.001）及口腔健康相关生活质量（F = 62.70，P <.001）方面均显示出显著差异，且组间与时间存在交互作用。
这些研究结果表明，对于精神科住院患者的口腔健康，用芳香溶液含漱比用0.9%生理盐水含漱更有效。因此，芳香含漱可作为一种简便、经济且积极的临床干预措施被安全推荐。
