Effectiveness of a message service on child oral health practice via a social media application: A randomized controlled trial.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

International journal of paediatric dentistry Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI:10.1111/ipd.13256

K Choonhawarakorn, P Kasemkhun, P Leelataweewud

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Abstract

Background: Early establishment of healthy oral health behaviours is important to reduce early childhood caries risk. Two-way social media applications can economically assist caregivers.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a LINE™ messaging service (MS) on promoting good oral health behaviors in Thai children.

Design: One hundred and ninety caregiver-child dyads (children aged 6-36 months) who attended a university dental hospital and two other hospitals were randomly assigned to receive age-appropriate dental health education via MS or through traditional on-site visits. Infographic posters, video clips, and supportive messages were delivered weekly to the MS group. Parental oral health knowledge and children's oral health status and practice were assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up.

Results: The MS group showed significantly better scores in feeding habits (p = .034) and toothbrushing practice (p = .007). Parental knowledge increased in both groups; however, knowledge increased significantly in the control group (p = .001). Both groups exhibited improvements in the debris score but not in caries progression. The caregivers rated both methods as high to the highest satisfaction.

Conclusions: The MS yielded comparable outcomes to traditional dental visits in promoting oral health behaviours.

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通过社交媒体应用程序为儿童口腔健康实践提供信息服务的效果：随机对照试验

背景：早期建立健康的口腔卫生行为对降低儿童早期龋齿风险非常重要。目的：评估 LINE™ 信息服务（MS）对促进泰国儿童良好口腔健康行为的有效性：设计：在一所大学牙科医院和另外两所医院就诊的 190 个护理人员-儿童二人组（儿童年龄为 6-36 个月）被随机分配到通过 MS 或传统的现场就诊方式接受与年龄相适应的口腔健康教育。信息海报、视频剪辑和支持性信息每周向 MS 组提供。在基线和 6 个月的随访中，对家长的口腔健康知识、儿童的口腔健康状况和做法进行了评估：结果：MS 组在喂养习惯（p = 0.034）和刷牙习惯（p = 0.007）方面的得分明显更高。两组家长的知识水平都有所提高，但对照组的知识水平明显提高（p = .001）。两组在碎屑评分方面都有所改善，但在龋病进展方面没有改善。护理人员对这两种方法的满意度都很高：在促进口腔健康行为方面，MS 的效果与传统的牙科就诊效果相当。

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International journal of paediatric dentistry 医学-小儿科

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.60%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry was formed in 1991 by the merger of the Journals of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry and the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry and is published bi-monthly. It has true international scope and aims to promote the highest standard of education, practice and research in paediatric dentistry world-wide. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry publishes papers on all aspects of paediatric dentistry including: growth and development, behaviour management, diagnosis, prevention, restorative treatment and issue relating to medically compromised children or those with disabilities. This peer-reviewed journal features scientific articles, reviews, case reports, clinical techniques, short communications and abstracts of current paediatric dental research. Analytical studies with a scientific novelty value are preferred to descriptive studies. Case reports illustrating unusual conditions and clinically relevant observations are acceptable but must be of sufficiently high quality to be considered for publication; particularly the illustrative material must be of the highest quality.