EFFECTIVENESS OF FLAVORED ORAL CRYOTHERAPY ON THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF STOMATITIS INDUCED BY CHEMOTHERAPY | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 131-144 PDF (1.27 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2021.179809 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mai El-Tohamy; Fawzia Abusaad | ||
| Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Stomatitis is probably the most prevalent, debilitating complication of cancer treatments particularly chemotherapy. Aim: This study aimed to examine effectiveness of flavored oral cryotherapy on the prevention and management of stomatitis induced by chemotherapy. Method :A quasi experimental design was conducted on a purposive sample of 46 children from both gender with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy who attended the pediatric outpatient clinics and in-patient pediatric oncology department in Oncology Center at Mansoura University and their age from 6-18 years, newly diagnosed with cancer and in induction stage of chemotherautic protocol, had a healthy oral mucosa and treated with methotrexate, Adriamycin or 5-Fluorouracil. Tools: A structural interview questionnaire sheet about characteristics, clinical data and oral health status of children and oral assessment guide tool (OAG). Result: More than half of children in flavored cryotherapy had healthy oral cavity while nearly two third of them had sever stomatitis at 14th day. Conclusion: Using flavored oral cryotherapy lead to healthier oral mucosa and lower stomatitis score compared to using only mouthwash (chlorhexidine). Recommendations: Provide in-services, up to date, regular training programs to improve nurses' knowledge and practices regarding the use of flavored cryotherapy and mouthwashes as routine care for children treated with chemotherapy | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chemotherapy; Children; Flavored Cryotherapy; Stomatitis | ||
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