A Video-Game-Based Oral Health Intervention in Primary Schools—A Randomised Controlled Trial

IF 0.5 Q4 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
A. Aljafari, R. Elkarmi, Osama Nasser, A. Atef, M. Hosey
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Background: Poor oral health practices and high levels of dental caries have been reported among children in the developing world. Video games have been successful in promoting oral health in children. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of an oral-health-education video game on children’s dietary knowledge and dietary and toothbrushing practices; Methods: Two Schools in Amman, Jordan were randomly selected and assigned to either intervention or control. Six- to eight-year old children took part. The intervention group played the oral-health-education video game; the control group received no intervention. The groups were compared in terms of changes in: child dietary knowledge, dietary and toothbrushing practices, plaque scores, and parental familiarity with preventive treatments. Data were submitted to statistical analysis with the significance level set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: Two hundred and seventy-eight children took part. Most (92%) had carious teeth. At baseline, children reported having more than one sugary snack a day and only 33% were brushing twice a day. Most parents were unaware of fluoride varnish (66%) or fissure sealants (81%). At follow-up, children in the intervention group had significantly better dietary knowledge, and parents in both groups became more familiar with fluoride varnish. There were no significant changes in children’s plaque scores, toothbrushing and dietary practices, or parental familiarity with fissure sealants in either group. Conclusions: Using an oral-health-education video game improved children’s dietary knowledge. However, future efforts should target children together with parents, and need to be supplemented by wider oral-health-promotion.
基于电子游戏的小学口腔健康干预——一项随机对照试验
背景:据报道,在发展中国家的儿童中存在不良的口腔卫生习惯和高水平的龋齿。电子游戏在促进儿童口腔健康方面取得了成功。本研究的目的是评估口腔健康教育电子游戏对儿童饮食知识、饮食和刷牙习惯的影响;方法:随机选择约旦安曼的两所学校,分为干预组和对照组。6到8岁的孩子参加了这项研究。干预组玩口腔健康教育电子游戏;对照组不进行干预。比较各组在以下方面的变化:儿童饮食知识、饮食和刷牙习惯、牙菌斑评分和父母对预防治疗的熟悉程度。数据进行统计学分析,显著性水平设为p≤0.05。结果:278名儿童参与了研究。大多数(92%)有蛀牙。在基线时,孩子们报告说每天吃不止一种含糖零食,只有33%的孩子每天刷牙两次。大多数家长不知道氟化物清漆(66%)或裂缝密封剂(81%)。在随访中,干预组儿童的饮食知识明显更好,两组家长对氟化物清漆也更加熟悉。两组儿童的牙菌斑评分、刷牙和饮食习惯以及父母对牙缝密封剂的熟悉程度均无显著变化。结论:使用口腔健康教育电子游戏提高了儿童的饮食知识。然而,未来的努力应该与父母一起针对儿童,并需要通过更广泛的口腔健康促进来补充。
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Open Dentistry Journal
Open Dentistry Journal DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-
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