The Effect of Oral Care with Black Mulberry Extract on Oral Mucositis, Dry Mouth, and Weight Gain in Oncology Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study
   
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Doç. Dr. Tuba KARABEY Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Şerife Karagözoğlu Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nisanur Aygün
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 1092-1095 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 12-2022
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 26 / 6 / 636–642 DOI 10.1188/22.CJON.636-642
Makale Linki https://www.editorialmanager.com/cjon/default1.aspx
Özet
 For patients receiving chemotherapy, various oral care therapies are used to treat oral mucositis, but the use of black mulberry extract as an effective treatment has not been widely studied.
.  This study examined whether black mulberry extract is an effective treatment for oral mucositis, dry mouth, and weight gain compared to sodium bicarbonate in patients with cancer.
.  The control group (N = 20) received sodium bicarbonate, and the intervention group (N = 20) received black mulberry extract. Mucositis and weight gain were evaluated on days 1, 7, and 15 after oral care application.
.  For both groups, mean scores indicated a statistically significant decrease in mucositis and dry mouth at all three time points. Mean scores were significantly lower in the intervention group on days 7 and 15. At all three time points, increases in weight were statistically significant for the intervention group but not for the control group. Increased weight gain in the intervention group was statistically significant when comparing the two groups on days 7 and 15.
Anahtar Kelimeler
black mulberry extract | oral mucositis | weight gain | dry mouth