教育视频的有效性比较单个与多个主题:一个集群随机对照试验
Siti Nur Baiduri Mohd Jaini1,2, Mohd Zulkarnain Sinor2, Basaruddin Ahmad2
1Oral Health Programme, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, MYS.
Cureus
|August 7, 2024
概括
简化口腔健康教育 (OHE) 与为学龄前儿童提供多个主题一样有效. 这项研究发现,单一主题的OHE减少了斑块和牙炎的得分,在资源和组织方面提供了优势.
科学领域:
- 儿科牙科 儿科牙科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 卫生教育卫生教育教育
背景情况:
- 牙损和牙炎是普遍存在的,可预防的儿童疾病.
- 口腔健康教育 (OHE) 旨在改善口腔卫生,但对多个主题的证据有限.
- 这项研究调查了单个与多个主题的OHE对学龄前儿童口腔健康的影响.
研究的目的:
- 评估单主题与多主题口腔健康教育 (OHE) 对学龄前儿童斑块和牙状况的影响.
- 通过涵盖不同数量的口腔健康主题的动画视频来比较OHE的有效性.
主要方法:
- 一个集群随机对照试验,涉及160名年龄在5-6岁的学前儿童.
- 五组通过视频接受了OHE,其中一个,两个或三个主题 (牙刷,糖的影响,虫/牙炎的发病) 或没有干预 (控制).
- 斑块和牙分数,以及口腔健康知识,态度和技能 (KAS) 被评估为干预前后.
主要成果:
- 与基线相比,所有干预组在干预后的斑块和牙得分显著降低.
- 干预组的斑块和牙分数明显低于对照组.
- 在对基线KAS进行调整后,在接受单个和多个OHE主题的组之间没有发现口腔健康结果的显著差异.
结论:
- 单主题口腔健康教育 (OHE) 与多主题OHE在改善学龄前儿童口腔健康方面同样有效.
- 简化的OHE程序在时间,成本和资源管理方面提供了潜在的优势.
- 进一步的研究应该集中在优化OHE交付,以便在幼儿环境中获得最大的影响和效率.
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