OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of home-based oral care training programs on tongue coating (TC), @entity2413 ( @entity2413 ), and symptoms of @entity1729 (SRI) in @entity64 survivors. METHODS: A single-blind, randomised, controlled trial conducted in a home-based setting over 2 months. @entity64 survivors (n=48, experimental group) and their family caregivers received home-based oral care training programme while a control group of 46 @entity64 survivors and family caregivers received routine oral care education with swabs. TC, @entity2413 , and SRI were assessed at baseline and after one and two months, with results analysed using Mixed Model ANOVA. RESULTS: Poor oral hygiene and overall neglect of home oral care practices were observed at baseline. TC and @entity2413 scores were significantly reduced in the experimental group receiving the home-base oral care training program compared to the control group, who received only routine oral care education (P<0.001). The groupxtime interaction was significant, with decreased TC and @entity2413 scores for both groups at one month and at two months of additional care (when compared to baseline). The SRI scores were not significantly different between groups (P>0.05). The groupxtime interaction did not correlate with SRI for either group when compared to the baseline and to one month and two months of additional care. No adverse events were encountered and there was no external funding. CONCLUSIONS: Home-based oral care training programme had a beneficial effect on oral health as measured by TC and @entity2413 scores. The effect on SRI requires further longitudinal study.

Effect of family caregiver oral care training on XXXX survivor oral and respiratory health in Taiwan: a randomised controlled trial.

@entity2413 :: ('MESH:D003773', 'Disease') :: ['DP', 'dental plaque'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke', 'Stroke'] @entity1729 :: ('MESH:D012141', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory infection']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['stroke']
