Study on Relieving Symptoms of Oral Pain in the Elderly with Oral Care

Abstract

Objective: The objective is to investigate the relationship between oral care and dietary nutrition in elderly patients with oral ulcerative pain. Methods: From January 2021 to January 2022, 116 elderly patients with oral ulcer were selected. The two groups of patients were divided into experimental group and control group by random numbering method. The control group received the usual treatment. The control group was given dietary intervention support. The SF-36 questionnaire was used to evaluate the quality of life of the two groups of patients by comparing their satisfaction after nursing intervention, the healing time of oral ulcer, the time when pain disappeared and the normal feeding time. Results: The pain grade of both groups was evaluated by digital pain score. The health knowledge of patients with oral ulcer was compared between the two groups, and the good rate of oral ulcer was compared between the two groups. Results: Compared with the control group, the oral ulcer of the control group healed, the pain disappeared, and the time of normal eating was significantly shortened (P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of general health, mental health, social function, energy and knowledge of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group, but the scores of NRS were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). The oral healing rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the reference group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The combination of oral care and dietary intervention in elderly patients with oral ulcer has a significant effect. This can relieve the pain of the patient and speed up the healing of the wound.