TY - JOUR AU - Ngo, Di Ying J. AU - Thomson, William M. AU - Nolan, Anita AU - Ferguson, Shelagh PY - 2016 DA - 2016/02/01 TI - The lived experience of Sjögren’s Syndrome JO - BMC Oral Health SP - 7 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Sjögren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune exocrinopathy characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands in multiple sites, with dry mouth as a primary presenting symptom. Although quantitative studies have shown the negative impact of both dry mouth and Sjögren’s Syndrome on patients’ quality of life, no qualitative diary and interview study has been undertaken to examine the lived experience of dry mouth for Sjögren’s Syndrome sufferers. The aim of this qualitative study was to provide clinicians with insight into how dry mouth can impact on the daily lives of Sjögren’s Syndrome patients. SN - 1472-6831 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0165-4 DO - 10.1186/s12903-016-0165-4 ID - Ngo2016 ER -