Yi-Wei Chen
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Yi-Wei Chen has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Hung-Ming Wang
Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial, Linkou 333423, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Kuo-Feng Wu
National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Shu-Yuan Liang
School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Ting-Ru Lin
Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Tsae-Jyy Wang
School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 17 November 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Biomedicines
- Vol. 10 (11) , 2951
Effect of Oral Exercise on Trismus after Oral Cancer Radiotherapy: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Trismus is a severe complication of oral cancer treatment. Oral exercise is a potentially helpful approach for preventing or improving trismus. The study aimed to test the efficacy of an oral exercise for enhancing the maximum inter-incisal opening (MIO) in patients undergoing surgery and radiotherapy for oral cancer. This is a quasi-experimental study. A sample of 69 oral cancer patients completed the study, with 35 in the control group and 34 in the intervention group. Intervention subjects were asked to perform three 20-min oral exercise sessions per day for six months. Data on oral exercise practicing time, MIO, and mandibular function impairment were collected at the last radiotherapy exposure (T1), three months (T2), and six months (T3) after the radiotherapy. At T3, the intervention group exercised 217.1 min (95%CI: 107.4~326.7) more than the control group. The generalized estimation equations showed a statistically significant group-by-time interaction in MIO. The change in MIO score from T1 to T3, as indicated by the regression slope, was 2.5 mm (95%CI: 0.4~4.6) greater in the intervention group than in the control group. The results support the efficacy of the study intervention for improving patient exercise adherence and MIO.
- 17 November 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Biomedicines
- Vol. 10 (11) , 2951
Open AccessEffect of Oral Exercise on Trismus after Oral Cancer Radiotherapy: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Trismus is a severe complication of oral cancer treatment. Oral exercise is a potentially helpful approach for preventing or improving trismus. The study aimed to test the efficacy of an oral exercise for enhancing the maximum inter-incisal opening (MIO) in patients undergoing surgery and radiotherapy for oral cancer. This is a quasi-experimental study. A sample of 69 oral cancer patients completed the study, with 35 in the control group and 34 in the intervention group. Intervention subjects were asked to perform three 20-min oral exercise sessions per day for six months. Data on oral exercise practicing time, MIO, and mandibular function impairment were collected at the last radiotherapy exposure (T1), three months (T2), and six months (T3) after the radiotherapy. At T3, the intervention group exercised 217.1 min (95%CI: 107.4~326.7) more than the control group. The generalized estimation equations showed a statistically significant group-by-time interaction in MIO. The change in MIO score from T1 to T3, as indicated by the regression slope, was 2.5 mm (95%CI: 0.4~4.6) greater in the intervention group than in the control group. The results support the efficacy of the study intervention for improving patient exercise adherence and MIO.