Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Effect of application of honey on radiation induced oral mucositis – A quasi experimental study.

Deblina Ganguly, Debarchana Mandal

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Introduction: Head and neck cancer are the common carcinoma of the oral cavity, and radiation therapy is an important treatment modality. Oral mucositis is an important complication of radiation therapy. This study was adopted to find out the effect of honey on radiation induced oral mucositis among patients undergoing radiation therapy in selected Hospital, Kolkata. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi experimental study among 60 patients, (experimental group 30, control group 30) who had undergone radiation therapy related head and neck cancer. A semi structured interview schedule and WHO oral mucositis scale were used to collect data. Results: The study findings showed that most of the participants in experimental group (46.6%) and control group (53.3%) had grade 1 oral mucositis before intervention. After intervention, majority of perticipants (43.3%) in experimental group had no oral mucositis. Where as (40%) participants in control group had developed grade 2 oral mucositis. The findings also showed that the application of honey was effective in reducing radiation induced oral mucositis in experimental group as evident from ‘t’ value of 3.16 [ ‘t’ df(29) =2.76 ] at 0.01 level of significance. Conclusion : The study showed the effect of honey on radiation induced oral mucositis is effective.

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EFFECT OF APPLICATION OF HONEY ON RADIATION INDUCED ORAL MUCOSITIS‾A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY., Deblina Ganguly, Debarchana Mandal INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2019

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