Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.

<h4>Purpose</h4>To identify the scale that is more suitable for oral health assessment in stroke patient population with indwelling gastric tubes.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 198 patients with indent gastric tubes were selected from 1250 stroke patients to evaluate their oral h...

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Main Authors: Shuangyan Tu, Menglin Jiang, Rong Yang, Zhiqiang Deng, Cairong Zhu, Muke Zhou, Zhangyan Peng, Lihong Zhao
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325688
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Menglin Jiang
Rong Yang
Zhiqiang Deng
Cairong Zhu
Muke Zhou
Zhangyan Peng
Lihong Zhao
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Menglin Jiang
Rong Yang
Zhiqiang Deng
Cairong Zhu
Muke Zhou
Zhangyan Peng
Lihong Zhao
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description <h4>Purpose</h4>To identify the scale that is more suitable for oral health assessment in stroke patient population with indwelling gastric tubes.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 198 patients with indent gastric tubes were selected from 1250 stroke patients to evaluate their oral health using both the BOAS and the OHAT scales. The scores obtained from both scales were then compared to evaluate the feasibility, reliability, and validity of each scale in assessing oral health among stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.<h4>Results</h4>The results showed that both the BOAS and OHAT scales exhibited good reliability and validity in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients of BOAS and OHAT in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes were 0.89 and 0.91, respectively. In the exploratory factor analysis, one and two common factors were extracted from the two scales, with cumulative variance contributions of 65.89% and 71.85%, respectively. In addition, potential influencing factor correlation analysis found that gender and marital status had a significant correlation with the BOAS score(P < 0.05), the Activities of daily living (ADL) score was found to be significantly correlated with the OHAT score (P < 0.05). Drinking, smoking, income, consciousness, and the result of the water swallow test were all correlated with BOAS and OHAT scores(P < 0.01).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The BOAS and OHAT have demonstrated good reliability and validity and in their ability to assess the oral health of stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes. Therefore, it is recommended that the selection of oral assessment scales should be further refined in different disease stages of stroke patients to assess the oral health status of patients more accurately and personalized.
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spelling doaj-art-a9f31cd18d074f759ca0271b6f3a90702025-08-20T03:46:25ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01206e032568810.1371/journal.pone.0325688Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.Shuangyan TuMenglin JiangRong YangZhiqiang DengCairong ZhuMuke ZhouZhangyan PengLihong Zhao<h4>Purpose</h4>To identify the scale that is more suitable for oral health assessment in stroke patient population with indwelling gastric tubes.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 198 patients with indent gastric tubes were selected from 1250 stroke patients to evaluate their oral health using both the BOAS and the OHAT scales. The scores obtained from both scales were then compared to evaluate the feasibility, reliability, and validity of each scale in assessing oral health among stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.<h4>Results</h4>The results showed that both the BOAS and OHAT scales exhibited good reliability and validity in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients of BOAS and OHAT in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes were 0.89 and 0.91, respectively. In the exploratory factor analysis, one and two common factors were extracted from the two scales, with cumulative variance contributions of 65.89% and 71.85%, respectively. In addition, potential influencing factor correlation analysis found that gender and marital status had a significant correlation with the BOAS score(P < 0.05), the Activities of daily living (ADL) score was found to be significantly correlated with the OHAT score (P < 0.05). Drinking, smoking, income, consciousness, and the result of the water swallow test were all correlated with BOAS and OHAT scores(P < 0.01).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The BOAS and OHAT have demonstrated good reliability and validity and in their ability to assess the oral health of stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes. Therefore, it is recommended that the selection of oral assessment scales should be further refined in different disease stages of stroke patients to assess the oral health status of patients more accurately and personalized.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325688
spellingShingle Shuangyan Tu
Menglin Jiang
Rong Yang
Zhiqiang Deng
Cairong Zhu
Muke Zhou
Zhangyan Peng
Lihong Zhao
Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.
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title Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.
title_full Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.
title_fullStr Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.
title_full_unstemmed Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.
title_short Comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes.
title_sort comparative evaluation of the utility of two oral examination tools in assessing oral health in stroke patients with indwelling gastric tubes
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325688
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