Journal of Advances in Clinical Nursing

Objective To analyze the risk factors of oral mucositis (OM) in patients with head and neck radiotherapy. Methods Clinical data of 102 patients with malignant tumors of head and neck undergoing radiotherapy in our hospital from January 2021 to March 2022 were retrospectively analyzed, and the incidence of OM was statistically analyzed. Patients with OM were classified as the OM group and those without OM were classified as the group without OM. The risk factors of OM induced by head and neck radiotherapy were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Results OM occurred in 91 of 102 patients, with an incidence of 89.22%. Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in age, smoking history and concurrent chemoradiotherapy between the two groups (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in gender, drinking history, height and weight between the two groups (P > 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that old age, combined smoking history and concurrent chemoradiotherapy were risk factors for OM induced by head and neck radiotherapy (P < 0.05). Conclusion Patients with head and neck radiotherapy have a higher risk of OM, including smoking history, old age, concurrent chemoradiotherapy are common influencing factors.

Head and neck radiotherapy; Oral mucositis; Risk factor