THE PREVALENCE OF XEROSTOMIA AMONG GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN

RUMAH SAKIT HASAN SADIKIN DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND

IN HOSPITAL TENGKU AMPUAN RAHIMAH KLANG SELANGOR FROM
2012-2015
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Research Background
Epidemiology
North America, approximately 25%
of the population has been affecetd
by xerostomia
Xerostomia
A condition of dry mouth
Causes
associated with a
1) Drugs
reduction in salivary
output
2) Iatrogenic causes
Management
of irradiation
1) Treat underlying
3) Graft-versus host
cause
disease
2) Avoid factors that
4) Salivary gland
increase dryness
disease
3) Hydrate mouth
regularly

m Identification Aim of Research

Prevalence of xerostomia
among geriatric patients in
Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin
department of oral
medicine and in Hospital
Tengku Ampuan Rahimah
Klang Selangor department
of oral surgery and
maxillofacial?

Collect the data of the

prevalence of xerostomia
among geriatric patients
in Rumah Sakit Hasan
Sadikin department of
oral medicine and in
Hospital Tengku Ampuan
Rahimah Klang Selangor
department of oral
surgery and maxillofacial

Research Benefits
Theoretically

Provide knowledge to the

society on xerostomia
among the geriatrics

Practically

Dentists, doctors and

medical practitioner are
benefit by the exposure of
managing xerostomia
among geriatrics patients
for a better quality of life

Conceptual Framework
Xerostomia
common among
elderly

noticed the
parched
do about it.
condition
but
do not seem
to know what
to

Salivary
gland

Fail to realize
just how
damaging it
can be
noticed
thetodothe
not
hard and soft
tissues of the
mouth
about it.

Conditions contribute to
xerostomia:
-medicines
-synergistic effect
-systemic disease

Functions
of
saliva:
1) Bath oral cavity
2) Protect
from
foreign object
3) Cleaning
&
maintain pH

Research
Methodology

Simple descriptive
research technique

Location and
Time

Rumah Sakit Hasan

Sadikin
and Hopsital Tengku
Ampuan Rahimah Klang .
The research will begin
approximately from
January 2016

Chapter 3: Method Of Research

3.1 Type of Research
Simple descriptive
technique. Secondary
data are collected and
interpreted based on
symptoms and age range

3.2 Populations and

Sample
Patients obtained from
RSHS and they are grouped
into age, symptom and year

3.3 Variables
- The variables used in this
research are:
xerostomia and geriatric
patients with age range 50-65
years old

Type of Research

Simple descriptive
technique
Secondary data-symptoms
& age range

Populations and Sample

Population: Patients
diagnosed with xerostomia
Sample: inclusion and
exclusion criteria

Criteria
Inclusion

Age 50 to 65

Diagnose with
xerostomia

Exclusion

Age > 50

Systemic disease
Chemotherapy
Hemodialysis
Radiotherapy

Identification of Variables
Independe
nt variable

xerostomia

Geriatric
Dependen
patients
of
t variable.
age range
50-65

Operation Definition
Data

single piece of information as a fact,

statistic, or code

Medical record

systematic documentation of a single

patient's medical history and care
across time within one particular health
care provider's jurisdiction

Xerostomia

The subjective feeling of oral dryness is

defined as xerostomia.

Geriatric

Related to old people that are receiving

a special care of health.

Range

A group or collection of different things

or people that are usually similar in
some way

Age

The amount of time of person has lived

Materials of Research

Stationaries & note

book

3.6 Research Procedures

Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin from the department of oral medicine and
Hopsital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang from the department of oral
surgery and maxillofacial
Data will be collected from patients medical records
Secondary data then will be interpreted according to classification needed.
Data are grouped specifically based on prevalence needed

3.7 Location and Time of Study

Secondary data obtained from RSHS will be collected, analyzed and

interpreted from from Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin and Hopsital
Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang from the year of 2012-2015

3.8 Data analysis

Data analysis will be conducted according to result obtained