Department of Oral Hygiene, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
J Am Coll Health. 2020 Nov-Dec;68(8):883-890. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1628029. Epub 2019 Jul 9.
To evaluate the effectiveness of an oral self-care education intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in Taiwanese undergraduates.
We recruited 63 and 90 students in the experimental group (EG) and comparison group (CG), respectively, from a medical university.
A quasi-experimental design was employed. The EG received health education and a brief action and coping planning intervention.
The EG was significantly more likely to brush for more than 3 minutes (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.52), use the modified Bass brushing technique (aOR = 7.81), and floss (aOR = 21.21) at the 2-week follow-up than was the CG. At the 6-week follow-up, the combined effect of high action and coping planning with high perceived power for predicting floss use was observed in the EG ( < 0.05).
Intervention may promote periodontal-disease-preventing behaviors in undergraduates, particularly for achieving adherence to daily flossing.
评估基于计划行为理论的口腔自我保健教育干预在台湾本科生中的效果。
我们分别从一所医科大学招募了实验组(EG)和对照组(CG)的 63 名和 90 名学生。
采用准实验设计。EG 接受健康教育和简短的行动与应对计划干预。
在 2 周随访时,EG 组比 CG 组更有可能刷牙超过 3 分钟(调整后的优势比[aOR] = 2.52)、使用改良巴斯刷牙法(aOR = 7.81)和牙线(aOR = 21.21)。在 6 周随访时,在 EG 中观察到高行动和应对规划与高感知权力对预测使用牙线的综合效果( < 0.05)。
干预可能会促进本科生预防牙周病的行为,特别是在实现每天使用牙线方面。