Table 3 Oral symptom burden on the day of death broken down by baseline with/without dementia
From: Oral symptoms in dying nursing home patients. Results from the prospective REDIC study
Oral symptom | Without dementia (N = 26) | With dementia (N = 107) * | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Xerostomia | 50% | 73% | 0.049 |
Mucus | 32% | 38% | 0.564 |
Crust | 32% | 34% | 0.868 |
Halitosis | 29% | 45% | 0.158 |
Bleedings | 0% | 10% | 0.120 |
Sore | 0% | 10% | 0.120 |
Candidiasis | 5% | 10% | 0.421 |
Other infection | 0% | 6% | 0.236 |
Pain at rest | 9% | 8% | 0.178 |
Pain during mouth care | 9% | 12% | 0.677 |
Masticatory problems | 32% | 56% | 0.038 |
Dysphagia | 45% | 63% | 0.132 |
Reduced ability to speak | 5% | 11% | 0.372 |