ArticleBMC palliative care2023
Xerostomia in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review of clinical features and complications.
Article in BMC palliative care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06465628 (Effect of Self-administered Acupressure for Improving Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Effect of Self-administered Acupressure for Improving Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Exploring the integration of dentistry within a multidisciplinary palliative care team: does bedside dental care improve quality of life and symptom burden in inpatient palliative care patients?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- Treatment Complications of Head and Neck Cancers and Rehabilitation Measures: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this project was to review the literature on dry mouth / xerostomia in patients with advanced cancer, with the objectives being to determine its prevalence, clinical features, and complications.
methodsStandard methodology was used to conduct this scoping review. Detailed searches of the Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycInfo databases were conducted to identify relevant studies: eligible studies had to include patients with advanced cancer, and to contain details of clinical features and/or complications of xerostomia. Commercial bibliographic / systematic review software was used to support the process.
resultsForty-three studies were discovered from the database and hand searches. The studies included 23 generic symptom studies, eight "symptom cluster" studies, nine oral symptom / problem studies, and three xerostomia-specific studies. In depth data is described on the clinical features and complications of xerostomia, and on the "symptom clusters" including xerostomia, in this cohort of patients.
conclusionThis review discovered a relatively small number of focused studies (involving a similarly small number of patients). Nonetheless, it demonstrates that xerostomia is a very common problem in patients with advanced cancer and is often associated with significant morbidity (and impairment of quality of life).
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