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Effect of Diluted Thyme Honey On Dry Mouth In Intensive Care Unit Patients Exposed to Oxygen Flow Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating diluted thyme honey arm and Mouth wash for Nursing Care. Completed, enrolled 64 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This research is a randomized, controlled, double-blind, experimental study conducted to investigate the effect of diluted thyme honey on dry mouth in individuals receiving treatment in intensive care and receiving nasal oxygen flow therapy. H0: There is no significant difference in reducing dry mouth in intensive care patients receiving nasal oxygen flow therapy between the intervention group receiving oral care with diluted thyme honey and the control group receiving standard oral care. The study sample consisted of 64 inpatients receiving nasal oxygen flow therapy in the Emergency Intensive Care and Emergency Critical Intensive Care Units of Ankara Training and Research Hospital. Patients were divided into groups using a sealed envelope method. Patients in the intervention group received oral care using diluted thyme honey, while patients in the control group received oral care using 0.9% NaCl.
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In this study, the feasibility of an alternative method for alleviating dry mouth, which is very important in terms of nursing care, was investigated. The effect of diluted thyme honey, which had not been previously studied, on dry mouth was investigated in intensive care patients receiving nasal oxygen flow therapy in the intervention group. The control group received oral care using a standard oral care solution of 0.9% NaCl.
In this study, the usability of an alternative method for the elimination of dry mouth, which has a very important place in terms of nursing care, was investigated. The effect of diluted thyme honey on dry mouth in intensive care patients receiving nasal oxygen flow therapy, which has not been previously studied in the literature, was investigated.