Table 1.

Prevalence of oral symptoms in palliative care patients

Study	Population type/size	Dry mouth	Oral discomfort	Taste disturbance	Difficulty in chewing	Difficulty in swallowing	Difficulty in speaking
Gordon et al.[5] (1985)	Hospice inpatients (N = 31)	62	55	31	52	Not detected	59
Aldred et al.[6] (1991)	Hospice inpatients (N = 20)	58	42	26	Not detected	37	Not detected
Jobbins et al.[7] (1992)	Hospice inpatients (N = 197)	77	33	37	Not detected	35	Not detected
Davies[8] (2004)	Hospice support team patients (N = 120)	78	46	44	23	23	31