Effect of the Use of Simulation (Video) on the Oral Hygiene

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Unknown

Conditions: "Hematologic Diseases"

Treatments: Behavioral: Educational video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01718002

Lab. Comunicação EERP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The care of the oral cavity is an important way to prevent local and systemic infections. This study aimed to: evaluate the use of video as a teaching strategy of oral hygiene for patients undergoing chemotherapy. The methodological design used was quasi-experimental before-after intervention. The sample consisted of 23 subjects who performed the technique of oral hygiene before and after watching an educational video. To do so was given a kit with a toothbrush with soft bristles, toothpaste with low abrasivity, mouthwash or product to mouthwash and dental floss for oral hygiene. For data analysis we applied the parametric test t "Student" paired.

Full description

General Purpose Evaluating the use of video as a teaching strategy of oral hygiene for patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Specific Objectives Assess the steps taken by the subjects to oral hygiene before (initial performance) and after (final performance) exposure to an educational video on oral hygiene; To investigate the effect of an educational video on oral hygiene in this clientele; Identify patient acceptance of the teaching method employed.

Methods and Procedures Delineation The research was quasi-experimental in nature, before-after intervention (the intervention in this study was the teaching learning strategy employed used an educational video on oral hygiene.) Patients will be evaluated individually, before and after exposure to video. It is not foreseen monitoring at other times.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Physical conditions for self-care during the oral hygiene;
• Score less than or equal to three according to scale performance general condition was drafted and approved by the American Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
• Accept oral diet
• Lack of nasal catheter or probe nasogastric and nasoenteric
• Present platelet counts > 20,000 mm3
• Neutrophils > 1,000 mm3
• Absence of pathologies or buccal devices which prevent attainment the procedure
• The presence of teeth

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

Educational video on oral hygiene

Other group

Description:

The patient was asked to execute the technique used daily oral hygiene that, with the sequence, movements and technical procedures for its implementation evaluated and recorded an instrument to analyze the steps of oral hygiene. Subsequently, patients watched the video prepared individually in the ward where they were interned. After this step, the patient demonstrated again the procedure for oral hygiene. At this point the researcher also observed the sequence, movements and technical procedures used to analyze the steps of oral hygiene, using the same instrument for such employee initially.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational video