Abstract
Background: Oral mucositis is a common complication of cancer chemotherapy. It begins 5 to 10 days after the start of chemotherapy and lasts 7 to 14 days. Chemotherapy-induced oral Mucositis causes the lining of the mouth to atrophy and break down, forming ulcers.Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of flavored ice chips in level of oral Mucositis among patients receiving chemotherapy in experimental group.Methods: A quasi experimental research design was adopted to conduct the study with 60 samples who met the inclusion criteria at Saveetha medical college and hospital. Samples were selected by purposive sampling techniques and were assigned into experimental (n=30) and the control group (n=30). Samples were selected by using the WHO Oral Mucositis Grading Scale. The pretest assessment was done y using WHO Oral Mucositis Grading Scale for both groups. Experimental group were received the flavored ice chips intervention on twice daily for 5 days. The control group received the routine hospital measures. The post test assessment was done by using the same tool was done at the end of 5day for both groups. Results: Out of 30 samples in the experimental group calculated paired t‘ test value of t=10.865 was found to be statistically significant at p
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