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The Oral Assessment Guide (OAG) can be used by the clinician to evaluate changes in the oral cavity. The OAG is comprised of eight categories of mucositis assessment of the mouth on a scale of 1 to 3, with “1” indicating normal and “3” indicating breakdown or loss of function. The OAG has been validated and is reliable in the current published format. Permission is granted for use in the current format. Any modifications will require new testing for validity and reliability. The OAG has been widely used in cancer and other populations and published in professional journals and books.
Publication Date
1988
Document Type
Guides and Handouts
Keywords
mucositis, assessment, oral assessment, mucositis assessment, oral assessment guide, cancer
Disciplines
Nursing | Oncology
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
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Eilers, June and Berger, Ann, "Oral Assessment Guide" (1988). Guides and Handouts: College of Nursing. 1.
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Original article citation:
Eilers, J., Berger, A.M., & Petersen, M. (1988). Development, testing, and application of the oral assessment guide. Oncology Nursing Forum, 15(3), 325-330.
Permission is granted for use in the current format. Any modifications will require new testing for validity and reliability.
Oral Assessment Guide as currently posted at https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/con_guides/1/ is licensed under CC BY ND 4.0. Notwithstanding the foregoing restriction on no derivative works (ND), the authors hereby grant a limited license for translations into other languages, on the condition that a third-party validates the linguistic and cultural translation.
Resources on validation include, but are not limited to, the following:
Limpuangthip, N., Komin, O., Chaichaowarat, J. et al. Cross-cultural translation and modification of the revised oral assessment guide for oral health assessment by non-dentists. BDJ Open 9, 42 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-023-00168-2