Effects of oral hygiene programme and home phone counselling for hepatitis C patients receiving antiviral treatment

ConclusionsThis pilot study supports the finding that an oral hygiene programme can reduce oral discomfort, improve oral hygiene behaviour, and enhance the oral health status of hepatitis C patients receiving treatment. This is a simple and low ‐cost programme, which can be performed at home easily and boosts the completion of antiviral treatment.

Source: Journal of Advanced Nursing - November 19, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: I ‐Jung Wu, Te‐Sheng Chang, Su‐Lun Hwang, Mei‐Yen Chen Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH – QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research