"带有牙刷信息的牙刷定时器"应用程序的开发和评估:一个潜在的队列试点研究
Yoshino Kaneyasu1, Hideo Shigeishi1, Masaru Sugiyama2
1Department of Public Oral Health, Program of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Clinical and experimental dental research
|October 24, 2023
概括
一个结合牙刷定时器和牙卫生信息的新应用程序改善了用户的口腔健康实践和自我效能. 这项试点研究表明,该应用程序对于促进口腔健康意识是有用的.
科学领域:
- 口腔健康 口腔健康
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 保持足够的牙刷时间对于口腔卫生至关重要.
- 目前用于追踪刷牙时间和获取牙科信息的方法往往不够.
- 开发可访问的工具可以提高公众口腔健康意识和实践.
研究的目的:
- 评估一个移动应用程序的初步实用性,旨在帮助用户获得适当的牙刷持续时间.
- 评估应用程序对用户口腔健康实践,自我效能和生活质量的影响.
- 探索数字工具在促进牙卫生意识方面的有效性.
主要方法:
- 开发了一个集牙刷定时器和牙科产品信息的移动应用程序.
- 招募了18名参与者;13人完成了为期1个月的随访.
- 调查问卷评估了口腔健康实践,自我有效性和口腔健康相关的生活质量 (口腔健康影响概况-14) 在基线和随访.
主要成果:
- 参与者在使用应用程序后表现出改善的口腔健康实践和自我效能.
- 口腔健康影响概况-14分数的显著下降表明与口腔健康相关的生活质量有所改善.
- 虽然趋势是积极的,但在这个试点研究中没有实现统计学上显著的差异.
结论:
- 开发的应用程序显示了作为一种提高口腔健康意识和实践的工具的希望.
- 试点研究表明,该应用程序对用户的口腔卫生和生活质量有好处.
- 建议进行更大规模,高质量的临床试验,以确认这些发现,并进一步评估应用程序的有效性.
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