| Summary: | 碩士 === 長庚大學 === 護理學研究所 === 84 === The alterationin oral membrane of cancer patients is a common
health promblem which caused by head neck radiotherapy.
Approximately 50~78%patients demonstrated the symptoms of :
mucositis , oral ulcer , xerostoma , painful of swallowing and
chewing , The purposes of this study were to explore the
effects of roal care protocol on oral menbrane structure , oral
function , WBC and body weight of cancer patients undergone
head and neck radiotherapy. A quasi-experiment study
(1)Experimental group presented lower alteration in oral mucous
structure then control group.(2)Experimental group demonstrated
lower alted oral eunction then control groupexcept oral
taste.(3)There was no significant difference in WBC change
between two group. (4)experimental group had lower body weight
change than control group. The results of this study suggested
that the oral care protocol can be an affective nursing
intervention in clinical setting.
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