An experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of oral cooling on oral mucositis related problems and fatigue level among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in selected hospital of New Delhi.

Mrs. Jisha Sreekumaran; Dr. (Mrs) Harinderjeet Goyal; Dr. (Mrs) Daisy Thomas

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

An experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of oral cooling on oral mucositis related problems and fatigue level among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy in selected hospital of New Delhi.

Mrs. Jisha Sreekumaran, Dr. Mrs Harinderjeet Goyal, Dr. Mrs Daisy Thomas

Abstract :

The research design selected was pre test post test control group design. The study was conducted at VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi from 11th Dec 2011–1^st January 2012. Sixty samples were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control group by odd even method.

Oral cooling was given to the experimental group after collecting pre–test data. The Size of ice cube was 2.5 inches with smooth edges and intervention given just prior and immediately after the chemotherapy. The ice is replenished as it completely melted and continued for 10 minutes. The intervention is repeated at 3hrs, 6hrs and 9hrs and post–test data was collected at 3hrs, 6hrs, 9hrs and 24hrs. The mean post test scores on pain, dysphagia and fatigue was signiﬁcantly higher in the experimental group as compared to the control group as per �t� test.

Thus the findings of the study revealed that the oral cooling had been significantly effective in reducing the oral mucositis and related problems such as; pain, dysphagia and fatigue level, whereas it was not significantly effective in reducing the infection level of patients.