Assessment of Oral Health Status of Patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU)

Sakarya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Assessment of Oral Health Status of Patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Treatments: Procedure: Assessment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05656950

oral assessment pediatric

Details and patient eligibility

About

The research is a descriptive study designed to evaluate the oral health status of hospitalized children in pediatric intensive care units. The research was conducted between June 2021 and September 2021 in pediatric intensive care units in Izmir province. The patients were included in the study by using the cluster sampling method in the selection of the sample (n=88). Patient Identification Information Form and Oral Assessment Guide (OAG) were used for oral health assessment of patients. It was taken written consents from the hospitals where the research was carried out and from the relatives of the patients

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being treated in the PICU
• Parent's consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Applying non-invasive ventilation therapy

Trial design

88 participants in 1 patient group

Observed

Description:

Oral health of the patient was evaluated by the researcher using a flashlight, tongue depressor and Oral Evaluation Guide. Patient's age, gender, day of hospitalization in pediatric intensive care units, medical diagnosis/diagnoses, presence of chronic disease, state of consciousness, body temperature, oral care application method, oral care application frequency, oral care product used, amount taken/extracted, drugs used, albumin and haemoglobin data on values were obtained from the observation form of the patient.

Treatment:

Procedure: Assessment