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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

A Narrative of Oral Care in Palliative Patients.

Siri Flagestad Kvalheim, Gunhild Vesterhus Strand

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Siri Flagestad KvalheimDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadveien 19, N-5009 Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-8255-1348
Gunhild Vesterhus StrandDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadveien 19, N-5009 Bergen, Norway.
University of Bergen · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Painful oral conditions represent a significant problem for most patients with a serious disease and palliative care needs. The main causes of such conditions may be associated with the underlying disease and its treatment, but primarily with adverse side effects of drugs. Oral conditions can lead to worsening of the illness and reduced quality of life. The objective of this narrative is to present an overview of oral care problems of this group, including present clinical practice. The evidence base for procedures and efficient products is weak. There is therefore an obvious need for research within this field.

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Palliative CareQuality of LifeHumansNarrationlubricationoral care proceduresoral diseasesoral drynesspalliative carexerostomia

Identifiers

PMID35627842
PMCPMC9141643
OpenAlexW4281398283

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