Development of a nursing practice model for outpatient oral cancer treatment based on oral management

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463335
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Sumi Naomi 北海道大学, 保健科学研究院, 准教授 (30372254)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 外来 / がん化学療法 / 口腔管理 / 看護師 / 多職種連携

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is important for a patient support model that is focused on the oral management of patients receiving outpatient cancer chemotherapy to ensure that nurses, dentists, and dental hygienists actively share information. This is because ward nurses each work in different departments to help in the management of physical conditions and oral health care of patients. In order to improve patients' quality of life during therapy, in addition to managing adverse oral events, it is important to: evaluate systemic conditions, including nutritional status; maintain an oral environment that allows patients to continue eating foods; carry out interventional measures for the preparation and adjustment of dental prostheses, in accordance with the anticipated progress of the cancer treatment course; and share information about cancer treatment strategies and oral management policies among nurses and dentists in order to allow investigation of the specific type of dental treatment to be performed.

Free Research Field

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