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Research paper thumbnail of Perception of Oral Problems in Patients with Advanced Cancer

Georgian medical news, 2019

The results of the previous research, aimed to study the per-ception of and attitude to the end-o... more The results of the previous research, aimed to study the per-ception of and attitude to the end-of-life in the incurable cancer patients as well as the elderly aged 85 and older, revealed that independently from the cause of the life limitation, perceptions of and attitudes to the end-of-life are mainly similar. Moreover, it must be highlighted that the complaints on oral cavity were stated only by the single patients from the sample. We aimed to verify if the less attention from the sides of pa-tients towards the oral cavity symptoms/complaints were caused by the "poor" format of semi-structured interviews that were not focused on the oral status. The sample of the research included 50 advanced cancer pa-tients aged 20 to 75, under integrated palliative treatment (care). We applied for two-part questionnaire in the first part of which the patients had to choose one out of the alternative answers to the concrete questions related to oral cavity problems. The sec-ond part o...

Research paper thumbnail of Oral complications of palliative patients with advanced cancer

Translational and Clinical Medicine - Georgian Medical Journal, Sep 30, 2017

Background: Oral care is especially important in palliative care. Oral pain and adverse symptoms ... more Background: Oral care is especially important in palliative care. Oral pain and adverse symptoms must be controlled during palliative care, because adequate communication with patients makes easy to perform good quality palliative care. In this case preserving verbal communication and comfortable mouth is very important. Aim: Our aim was to review the literature about the oral cavity complaints of patients with advanced cancer undergoing the palliative care, and to define which complaints are caused by direct impact of oncologic disease and which by the treatment methods. Materials and Methods: We reviewed most of the existing literature in this field. Unfortunately, there are not too much of publications about mouth problems of palliative patients with advanced cancer, but we used them to overview all known oral problems. Some of them report oral infections, some of them discuss the impact of the treatment methods and etc. We summarized all of them to create a real picture of oral cavity problems of palliative patients. Conclusion: Literature review proves that xerostomia, oral infections, taste alteration and other pathological conditions of oral cavity are very common in patients with advanced cancer. They lead to malnutrition and communication disorder and with the accompanying pathological condition decrease the quality of life. TCM-GMJ September 2017; 2(2):P20-P23)

Research paper thumbnail of Oral health status and the way of optimization in Elderly Population in regions of Georgia

Background: The proportion of older people increases worldwide. Increase of number of older popul... more Background: The proportion of older people increases worldwide. Increase of number of older population is also observed in Georgia. Poor oral health of older people is one of the main public health issue. Oral health influences general health and quality of life of older adults Aim: The aim of the study was to assess oral health status and the ways of optimization of oral health of older adults living in Georgia due to age, gender and regions. Methods: The study was conducted in all 9 regions of Georgia and in the capital city Tbilisi. The participants of the study were devided into three age groups: 65-74 years, 75-84 years, 85 years and more. Dental status was assessed based on WHO recommendations. The study got approval from bioethical council of National Center for Disease Control and Public Health. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Needs of prosthetic treetment was assessed in all regions of Georgia. The dat...

Research paper thumbnail of The Attitudes, Needs, and Requirements at End of Life in the Republic of Georgia (Comparative Analysis of Groups of Patients With Cancer and Elders)

Journal of palliative care, 2018

In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of its beneficia... more In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of its beneficiaries recognizing the limited remaining life expectancy need to be met. We aimed to map and compare these issues at the end of life in the groups of patients with advanced cancer and elderly individuals. The prospective study based on the analysis of semistructured interviews was conducted. Fifty individuals aged older than 85 and 50 incurable patients with advanced cancer were studied. Transcripts of interviews were analyzed qualitatively (the interviews were divided into logically completed themes, and the compliance of each with one of the levels of Abraham Maslow pyramid was determined) and quantitatively (data comparisons of 2 groups were tested in bivariate analysis using Pearson χ or Fisher exact test. Two-sided significance tests were used; P value of <.05 was deemed significant). It was assumed that 120 themes were relevant to a certain level of Maslow pyramid. Their compariso...

Research paper thumbnail of The Attitudes, Needs, and Requirements at End of Life in the Republic of Georgia (Comparative Analysis of Groups of Patients With Cancer and Elders)

Journal of Palliative Care

Introduction: In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of... more Introduction: In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of its beneficiaries recognizing the limited remaining life expectancy need to be met. We aimed to map and compare these issues at the end of life in the groups of patients with advanced cancer and elderly individuals. Materials and Methods: The prospective study based on the analysis of semistructured interviews was conducted. Fifty individuals aged older than 85 and 50 incurable patients with advanced cancer were studied. Transcripts of interviews were analyzed qualitatively (the interviews were divided into logically completed themes, and the compliance of each with one of the levels of Abraham Maslow pyramid was determined) and quantitatively (data comparisons of 2 groups were tested in bivariate analysis using Pearson χ2 or Fisher exact test. Two-sided significance tests were used; P value of

Research paper thumbnail of Perception of Oral Problems in Patients with Advanced Cancer

Georgian medical news, 2019

The results of the previous research, aimed to study the per-ception of and attitude to the end-o... more The results of the previous research, aimed to study the per-ception of and attitude to the end-of-life in the incurable cancer patients as well as the elderly aged 85 and older, revealed that independently from the cause of the life limitation, perceptions of and attitudes to the end-of-life are mainly similar. Moreover, it must be highlighted that the complaints on oral cavity were stated only by the single patients from the sample. We aimed to verify if the less attention from the sides of pa-tients towards the oral cavity symptoms/complaints were caused by the "poor" format of semi-structured interviews that were not focused on the oral status. The sample of the research included 50 advanced cancer pa-tients aged 20 to 75, under integrated palliative treatment (care). We applied for two-part questionnaire in the first part of which the patients had to choose one out of the alternative answers to the concrete questions related to oral cavity problems. The sec-ond part o...

Research paper thumbnail of Oral complications of palliative patients with advanced cancer

Translational and Clinical Medicine - Georgian Medical Journal, Sep 30, 2017

Background: Oral care is especially important in palliative care. Oral pain and adverse symptoms ... more Background: Oral care is especially important in palliative care. Oral pain and adverse symptoms must be controlled during palliative care, because adequate communication with patients makes easy to perform good quality palliative care. In this case preserving verbal communication and comfortable mouth is very important. Aim: Our aim was to review the literature about the oral cavity complaints of patients with advanced cancer undergoing the palliative care, and to define which complaints are caused by direct impact of oncologic disease and which by the treatment methods. Materials and Methods: We reviewed most of the existing literature in this field. Unfortunately, there are not too much of publications about mouth problems of palliative patients with advanced cancer, but we used them to overview all known oral problems. Some of them report oral infections, some of them discuss the impact of the treatment methods and etc. We summarized all of them to create a real picture of oral cavity problems of palliative patients. Conclusion: Literature review proves that xerostomia, oral infections, taste alteration and other pathological conditions of oral cavity are very common in patients with advanced cancer. They lead to malnutrition and communication disorder and with the accompanying pathological condition decrease the quality of life. TCM-GMJ September 2017; 2(2):P20-P23)

Research paper thumbnail of Oral health status and the way of optimization in Elderly Population in regions of Georgia

Background: The proportion of older people increases worldwide. Increase of number of older popul... more Background: The proportion of older people increases worldwide. Increase of number of older population is also observed in Georgia. Poor oral health of older people is one of the main public health issue. Oral health influences general health and quality of life of older adults Aim: The aim of the study was to assess oral health status and the ways of optimization of oral health of older adults living in Georgia due to age, gender and regions. Methods: The study was conducted in all 9 regions of Georgia and in the capital city Tbilisi. The participants of the study were devided into three age groups: 65-74 years, 75-84 years, 85 years and more. Dental status was assessed based on WHO recommendations. The study got approval from bioethical council of National Center for Disease Control and Public Health. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Needs of prosthetic treetment was assessed in all regions of Georgia. The dat...

Research paper thumbnail of The Attitudes, Needs, and Requirements at End of Life in the Republic of Georgia (Comparative Analysis of Groups of Patients With Cancer and Elders)

Journal of palliative care, 2018

In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of its beneficia... more In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of its beneficiaries recognizing the limited remaining life expectancy need to be met. We aimed to map and compare these issues at the end of life in the groups of patients with advanced cancer and elderly individuals. The prospective study based on the analysis of semistructured interviews was conducted. Fifty individuals aged older than 85 and 50 incurable patients with advanced cancer were studied. Transcripts of interviews were analyzed qualitatively (the interviews were divided into logically completed themes, and the compliance of each with one of the levels of Abraham Maslow pyramid was determined) and quantitatively (data comparisons of 2 groups were tested in bivariate analysis using Pearson χ or Fisher exact test. Two-sided significance tests were used; P value of <.05 was deemed significant). It was assumed that 120 themes were relevant to a certain level of Maslow pyramid. Their compariso...

Research paper thumbnail of The Attitudes, Needs, and Requirements at End of Life in the Republic of Georgia (Comparative Analysis of Groups of Patients With Cancer and Elders)

Journal of Palliative Care

Introduction: In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of... more Introduction: In developing a model of palliative care, the attitudes, needs, and requirements of its beneficiaries recognizing the limited remaining life expectancy need to be met. We aimed to map and compare these issues at the end of life in the groups of patients with advanced cancer and elderly individuals. Materials and Methods: The prospective study based on the analysis of semistructured interviews was conducted. Fifty individuals aged older than 85 and 50 incurable patients with advanced cancer were studied. Transcripts of interviews were analyzed qualitatively (the interviews were divided into logically completed themes, and the compliance of each with one of the levels of Abraham Maslow pyramid was determined) and quantitatively (data comparisons of 2 groups were tested in bivariate analysis using Pearson χ2 or Fisher exact test. Two-sided significance tests were used; P value of