Association of poor oral health with overall mortality in palliative care patients admitted to acute hospitals

Association of poor oral health with overall mortality in palliative care patients - oral health and mortality in palliative care

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000043786

Enrollment

150

Registered

2021-04-01

Start date

2017-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

cancer

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Palliative care patients who had been requested by the attending physician or nurse in charge to intervene in the palliative care team of our hospital were included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were (1) ongoing chemotherapy and (2) severe mental illness.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The total OHAT score might significantly predict 21-day mortality.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Some elements of OHAT might significantly affect the prediction 21-day mortality.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public Contactmifumi nakao

national hospital organization kumamoto medical center dentistry and oral surgery

nakao.mifumi.qk@mail.hosp.go.jp0963536501

Outcome results