{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Effect of oral health education on improving knowledge, attitude, practice, and oral health status of patients with liver cancer: A quasi-experimental study.
{Author}: Tao Y;Zhang Y;Chen J;Wang L;Zhu N;Hu H;
{Journal}: Eur J Oncol Nurs
{Volume}: 71
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Aug 2
{Factor}: 2.588
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102660
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To evaluate the effectiveness of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model (PPM) in helping patients with liver cancer be aware of their knowledge, skills, and abilities in self-oral health behaviors and improve their oral health status.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>This is a quasi-experimental study of 90 patients with liver cancer assigned to an oral health education or a control group. The intervention group was educated with the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. A brief oral scale and the knowledge, attitude, and practice oral health questionnaire were employed to measure the oral health status and cognitive behavioral ability to seek oral health in patients.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Among 102 eligible patients, 90 (88.23%) agreed to participate in the present study and were divided to intervention (n = 45) or control (n = 45) groups. After the intervention and one month after discharge, the oral health scores of patients in the Intervention group were lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, after the intervention and one month after discharge, the patients in the test group had higher scores on knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of oral health than the control group (P < 0.05). One month after discharge, the mean knowledge and skills scores were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Our findings suggest that oral health education may be a useful health intervention for patients with liver cancer. It may also improve the knowledge and beliefs of liver cancer patients seeking oral health. Larger long-term investigations are necessary to provide more support for these preliminary conclusions.