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Background Oral functional ability decreases with age, and systemic immunological ability and quality of life can also deteriorate. Continuous moderate whole-body exercise for older people is known to improve oral functional and their immunological abilities. Here, we evaluated the effect of oral exercise as an alternative training method for highly older people who cannot perform whole-body exercises...
Aim
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of nursing interventions using minimally invasive or non‐invasive methods conducive to frequent use in order to assess patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS).
Methods
We provided three nursing interventions—sitting the patient in an upright position, footbath care, and oral care—to PVS patients (n = 11) and elderly bedridden subjects with consciousness...
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