评估WhatsApp消息程序在正牙患者口腔卫生护理中的有效性:一个随机对照试验
Shivahami Pubalan1, Ooi Zi Hong2, Teh Yongxian2
1Dental, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Journal of orthodontics
|February 17, 2024
概括
每周的WhatsApp口腔卫生提醒显著改善了正牙患者的口腔卫生. 这项研究发现,与对照组相比,试验组在12周内明显改善.
科学领域:
- 牙科科学 牙科科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
背景情况:
- 使用固定器械进行正牙治疗往往会在保持最佳口腔卫生方面带来挑战.
- 在正治疗期间口腔卫生不良可能导致牙炎和脱等并发症.
研究的目的:
- 评估每周WhatsApp口腔卫生信息提醒在固定牙科器械患者改善口腔卫生状况方面的有效性.
- 为了比较WhatsApp提醒组和只接受口头指令的对照组之间的口腔卫生结果.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项为期12周的前性,单盲,随机对照试验.
- 40名患者 (13-25岁) 被随机分配到试验组 (每周WhatsApp提醒,n=20) 或对照组 (仅口头指示,n=20).
- 在基线,第6周和第12周使用正牙斑点指数 (OPI) 评估口腔卫生.
主要成果:
- 两组在12周内都显示出OPI得分的改善.
- 接受WhatsApp提醒的试验组在12周后与对照组相比,OPI得分在统计学上显著改善 (OPI中位数为0对2,P <0.05,r = 0.87).
- 在试验期间没有报告任何不良反应.
结论:
- 每周WhatsApp口腔卫生提醒是一个有效的短期干预措施,用于改善接受正牙治疗的患者的口腔卫生.
- 像WhatsApp这样的数字健康工具可以在牙科护理中成为有价值的辅助工具,以提高患者的合规性和结果.
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