Potential factors responsible for dryness of the dorsum of the tongue in elderly requiring care
Potential factors responsible for dryness of the dorsum of the tongue in elderly requiring care
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1741-2358.2007.00213.x
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发表时间：
2008-12-01
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Kakinoki, Yasuaki
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作者：
Ogasawara, Tadashi;Andou, Nobuyuki;Kakinoki, Yasuaki
本研究探讨了老年人需要护理的潜在因素，导致干燥的舌背，尽管水分滞留在舌下mucosa.Subjects 224老年人（平均年龄：83.6 +/- 7.4岁）生活在养老院和需要个人护理。使用湿度测试仪（L-SALIVO）测量舌背和舌下粘膜的湿度，测量时间为10 s。仅舌背的干燥度存在显著差异，这取决于丧失能力的程度、意识水平、进食（口服或管饲）和交谈。多元逻辑回归确定了进食（口服或管饲）方面的能力丧失程度是干燥的重要因素。失能程度的优势比为3.2，进食的优势比为11.226。需要护理的老年人舌背口干与失能程度、管饲和谈话水平相关。
This study explored potential factors in elderly requiring care that cause dryness of the dorsum of the tongue despite moisture retention in the sublingual mucosa.Subjects were 224 elderly (mean age: 83.6 +/- 7.4 years) living in a nursing home and requiring individual care. Measurement of moisture of the dorsum of the tongue and sublingual mucosa was performed using a wetness tester (L-SALIVO) with a measurement time of 10 s.A significant difference in drying only of the dorsum of the tongue was noted depending on the degree of incapacity, level of consciousness, eating (oral ingestion or tube-feeding), and conversation. Multiple logistic regression identified the degree of incapacity in terms of eating (oral ingestion or tube-feeding) as a significant factor for dryness. The odds ratio for the degree of incapacity was 3.2 while that for eating was 11.226.Dry mouth of the dorsum of the tongue in elderly requiring care was associated with the degree of incapacity, tube feeding, and level of conversation.