Mouth Odor on Preventing Pneumonia by Oral Frailty
Breathing, Mouth, Pneumonia, Frailty
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Breathing, Mouth focused on measuring mouth odor, pneumonia, oral bacteria, oral frailty, oral management rehabilitation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥ 50 years old, Alert and oriented, With sufficient comprehension and cooperation, Willing to participate in oral assessment. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who score below 5 on the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG), Patients with oral treatments such as oral cancer treatment, Patients with oral treatments such as periodontal disease treatment.
Sites / Locations
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Group with oral management
Group with oral care
Group with standard of care
The investigators taught and monitored patients or caregivers to oral health care plus oral exercises such as salivary glands massage methods after meals and before sleep.
The investigators taught and monitored patients or caregivers to do oral care after meals and before sleep.
Only provided oral care education.