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Ghasemy L, Arsalani N, Zarifiyan T, Shoja M, Vahedi M, Azimiyan M. The Effect of Implementation of oral and dental care on Deglutition Disorders of patients with multiple sclerosis. IJRN 2024; 10 (4) :70-79
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Leila Ghasemy Mrs 
, Narges Arsalani Dr * , Talieh Zarifiyan Dr , Maryam Shoja Mrs , Mohsen Vahedi Dr , Mojtaba Azimiyan Dr
, Narges Arsalani Dr * , Talieh Zarifiyan Dr , Maryam Shoja Mrs , Mohsen Vahedi Dr , Mojtaba Azimiyan Dr
Associate Professor, Iranian Research Center on Aging, Department of Nursing, School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Introduction: Deglutition Disorders are one of the main problems of patients with multiple sclerosis, and teaching and implementing oral and dental care for these people can be effective in reducing its complications, such as aspiration and pneumonia. The present study aims to investigate the effect of oral and dental care on Deglutition Disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Methods: This study is a Quasi-experimental study of a single group before and after the intervention, which took place in Tehran in 2023. Among the patients with multiple sclerosis admitted to Rofeide Rehabilitation Hospital, 25 patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected and included in the study. Dysphagia in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire (1-3) was completed before and after the intervention to measure the Deglutition Disorders of patients. The intervention consisted of three daily face-to-face training sessions for each participant and their caregivers in the first three days of the intervention for 30 minutes on the subject of proper oral and dental care and 27 days of regular daily face-to-face and virtual follow-up using smartphones. The results were compared using SPSS-v25 and descriptive and analytical statistical tests.
Results: The average age of the participants was 41 years old (4). According to the findings, the number of patients with Deglutition Disorders before the implementation of the intervention was 20 (80%), which decreased to 7 (28%) after the intervention. Also, the average score of dysphagia problems according to the DYMUS questionnaire before the intervention was equal to 4.52, which after the intervention was reduced to 1.88, which was significant based on the paired t-test (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, the implementation of oral and dental care intervention can be effective on Deglutition Disorders of patients with multiple sclerosis; and help improve the quality of care for these patients in rehabilitation hospitals.
Methods: This study is a Quasi-experimental study of a single group before and after the intervention, which took place in Tehran in 2023. Among the patients with multiple sclerosis admitted to Rofeide Rehabilitation Hospital, 25 patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected and included in the study. Dysphagia in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire (1-3) was completed before and after the intervention to measure the Deglutition Disorders of patients. The intervention consisted of three daily face-to-face training sessions for each participant and their caregivers in the first three days of the intervention for 30 minutes on the subject of proper oral and dental care and 27 days of regular daily face-to-face and virtual follow-up using smartphones. The results were compared using SPSS-v25 and descriptive and analytical statistical tests.
Results: The average age of the participants was 41 years old (4). According to the findings, the number of patients with Deglutition Disorders before the implementation of the intervention was 20 (80%), which decreased to 7 (28%) after the intervention. Also, the average score of dysphagia problems according to the DYMUS questionnaire before the intervention was equal to 4.52, which after the intervention was reduced to 1.88, which was significant based on the paired t-test (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, the implementation of oral and dental care intervention can be effective on Deglutition Disorders of patients with multiple sclerosis; and help improve the quality of care for these patients in rehabilitation hospitals.
Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
Rehabilitation Nursing
Received: 2023/10/15 | Accepted: 2024/03/6 | Published: 2024/07/27
Received: 2023/10/15 | Accepted: 2024/03/6 | Published: 2024/07/27
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