Oral symptoms in dying nursing home patients. Results from the prospective REDIC study

• Main Authors: Reidun K. N.M. Sandvik (Author), Bettina S. Husebo (Author), Geir Selbaek (Author), Gunhild Strand (Author), Monica Patrascu (Author), Manal Mustafa (Author), Sverre Bergh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The mouth is a central organ for communication and fluid intake, also for dying nursing home patients. This study describes the prevalence and severity of oral symptoms from nursing home admission until the day of perceived dying and the day of death. Methods A prospective, longi...