The disparity between subjective thirst perception and objective dry mouth assessments in the intensive care patients
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- Conditions
- Patients in the intensive care unit
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000043412
- Lead Sponsor
- Tokushima University
- Brief Summary
After oral care, thirst scores decreased by 1 (0 to 3, p < 0.01) and remained low only for one hour. Oral moisture was maintained at a normal level > 27.0%, and mROAG was at a low level < 4 before and after the oral care.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 86
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
We excluded patients who can not communicate due to disorientation or delirium.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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