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Filter by:Patient participation is key for healthy ageing and essential in health planning and decision-making. Oral health is an important but sometimes neglected part of general health and there is little research on health planning in ordinary home settings where older adults, dental and nursing staff participate. It has been concluded that shared tools, such as common documentation, and working in teams enables person-centered care in ordinary home settings. Therefore, this protocol outlines the design of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) measuring and comparing effect of two models of team based oral health planning with a common tool (digital platform) in ordinary home care settings in Sweden. The overall aim of this project is to evaluate a person-centered inter-professional and inter-organizational model for oral health planning supported by a digital platform to enable healthy ageing. Following ethics approval, a study design was developed guided by the seven action-steps of the knowledge to action framework. In the sixth action-step, older adults within the existing dental care remuneration program in Sweden will serve as a base for the RCT. From there older adults,dental hygienists (DH) and nursing assistants (NA) will be randomized into test and control groups. The test group (n= 12 DH and 12 NA) will participate in a two-day course, where a three-step person-centered oral health model will be taught. Control group will be 12 DH within dental care remuneration program conducting business as usual (with unknown number of NA, due to present guidelines). In total 360 older adults/patients will be asked to participate. Test group and control group will respectively have 180 patients each, as such, each team (DH + NA) have 15 patients. Primary outcomes include diverse oral health aspects - the Revised Oral Assessment Guide and the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index. Secondary outcomes include a retrospective record review, a health economic evaluation, Person Centered care Assessment Tool and Oral Hygiene Ability Index. Additionally, qualitative studies from theoretical perspectives of change and learning based on interviews with key stakeholders will be conducted in both test and control group.
Purpose: This cluster randomized controlled trials study aims to investigate whether different number of topics delivered through educational video affect the oral health status, knowledge, attitude and practice of preschool children. Hypothesis: The hypothesis of this study is the number of topics covered in educational videos aimed at preschool children will have a direct impact on their oral health status. The specific hypothesis is the educational videos covering wide range of oral health topics will lead to better oral health outcomes in preschool children compared to videos focusing on limited number of topics. The higher number of topics delivered in educational video, the better oral health status, knowledge, attitude, and practice. The alternative hypothesis is the combination of three topics on effective toothbrushing technique, effects of sugary food, and dental caries is effective to led to the most improvement in oral health status, knowledge, attitudes, and practices compared to two or only one topic. Objectives: The objectives of this study were divided into primary and secondary. The primary objective of the study is to assess the effect of different number of topics in educational video versus placebo video on mean difference in plaque score and gingival score among preschool children at baseline and 4 weeks after intervention. The secondary objective is to assess the effect of different number of topics in educational video versus placebo video on mean difference in knowledge, attitude and practice score among preschool children at baseline and 4 weeks after intervention. Participants: The study will involve 124 preschool children aged five to six years old. Methods: Researchers will randomize classes in the school into five clusters using closed enveloped technique. These five clusters will be randomly assigned either into interventional groups or control groups. There are four intervention groups and one control group. Each intervention group will be compared to a control group for mean difference in plaque, gingival and KAP score at baseline and after intervention. Duration: The study is expected to last 6 months (from subjects recruitment to final research report) with regular updates on progress. Location: The study will be conducted at a preschool in Kota Bharu Kelantan.
Globally, there is substantial evidence indicating that low household income, lack of education, poor living conditions and inadequate psycho-social social support are potential risk factors for morbidity and premature death. Despite that, worldwide, there is scarcity in evidence on potential social determinants of oral health among different population groups.The study aims To identify the potential social determinants with an influence on oral health status of Egyptian women.
Intellectual disabled persons faced more dental problems. According to a medical review paper of international and local studies, this group has poorer dental hygiene, more severe gum disease and more untreated caries. In 2010, a report from the guardians in Hong Kong mentioned that most adults with intellectual disability cannot clean their teeth, the have dental problems and it is very difficult for intellectually disabled students to co-operate during the dental treatment. In order to alleviate their dental problems, supervised toothbrushing programme and an oral health education talk are proposed. The investigators investigate the effectiveness of the supervised toothbrushing programme and an oral health education talk. The target group of the study is mild to moderate grade intellectual disabled students of special schools in Hong Kong. A clustered randomised controlled trial design is adopted.