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- Title
Diyabetli Bireylerde Kserostomi Şiddeti ve Kserostomi Yönetiminde Kullanılan Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı Kesitsel Bir Araştırma.
- Authors
İLTER, Sümeyra Mihrap; OVAYOLU, Özlem; DOĞAN, Uğur
- Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the severity of xerostomy in individuals with diabetes and the methods used by patients in xerostomy management. Material and Methods: The research was completed with 262 patients who applied to the internal medicine outpatient clinic at a public hospital between August and December 2022 for diabetes treatment or examination. Before starting the research, permission was obtained from the ethics committee, the institution and the patients. Research data were collected with a questionnaire and visual analog scale. Statistical evaluation of the data was made using descriptive statistics, Student t-test, Kruskal-Wallis and analysis of variance tests. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The most severe symptoms experienced by patients are, in order: 26.71% was determined as thirst, 25.95% as constipation and 22.90% as xerostomia. It was determined that 69.47% of the patients did not share their xerostomia problem with healthcare professionals, and 34.74% tried different methods to cope with xerostomia. Among these methods, drinking water frequently (30.76%), chewing gum (24.17%), and consuming yoghurt and yoghurt juice (14.28%) were determined. It was determined that the mean score of xerostomy severity was 6.57±0.81, and the severity of xerostomy increased with increasing age (p<0.05). In addition, it was determined that as the severity of xerostomia increased, water consumption increased significantly (p<0.05), 43.51% of the patients did not brush their teeth every day and 70.61% did not go for regular dental check-ups. Conclusion: It was determined that individuals with diabetes experienced xerostomy above the average score, but did not share this situation with healthcare professionals. It was determined that patients frequently preferred to drink water, chew gum, use miswak, and consume yoghurt for the management of xerostomia. It is also among the results of this research that individuals with diabetes are not sufficiently sensitive about oral care and hygiene. In line with these results, it is recommended to question patients' xerostomia status during clinical controls and to provide oral care and dental health training to patients.
- Subjects
DIABETES complications; PUBLIC hospitals; DRINKING (Physiology); SELF-management (Psychology); T-test (Statistics); QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL analog scale; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; XEROSTOMIA; SEVERITY of illness index; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ORAL hygiene; NURSING services administration; ANALYSIS of variance; WATER; RESEARCH methodology; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p827
- ISSN
1308-092X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5336/nurses.2024-101483