Oral frailty and its influencing factors among hospitalized cancer patients
Objective To investigate the level and factors associated with oral frailty among hospitalized cancer patients,and to pro-vide references for targeted interventions.Methods A total of 207 hospitalized cancer patients were selected using convenience sam-pling and invited to complete a battery of questionnaires,including a general information questionnaire,the Oral Frailty Index-8,the Oral Health Assessment Tool,the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002,the FRAIL Scale and the Perceived Social Support Scale.Results The prevalence of oral frailty in hospitalized cancer patients was 64.3％.Age,smoking history,history of chemotherapy,dry mouth,denture,poor oral health,and physical frailty were the influencing factors of oral frailty in hospitalized cancer patients(all P＜0.05).Conclusion Oral frailty is prevalent in hospitalized cancer patients.Interventions should be targeted to the influencing factors,in an effort to avoid or control the development of oral frailty.
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