Validation of the French Version of the Xerostomia Inventory

Launched by CHU DE REIMS · Jan 2, 2017

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Medical context:

There is an intra-individual and inter-individual variability in the production of saliva. Various factors influence the production of saliva. Saliva flow tends to decrease with age, sleep, emotional state, and to increase after eating, and during pregnancy. Some drugs increase the salivary flow, others decrease it. Tobacco and alcohol tend to impair the quality of the saliva. Furthermore, 43% of 40-64 years and 61% over 65 take at least one antisialic medication. Lack of saliva can cause problems chewing, swallowing, speaking, and tasting perceptions. There is an increase...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age: 65 years or more
• • Outpatients or nursing home residents
• • Speaking French fluently
• • Willing to participate to the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Incapability to understand the instructions or to fill alone the questionnaire
• • Under guardianship