Fageeh Hytham N, Mansoor Manawar A
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Spec Care Dentist. 2020 Jan;40(1):41-48. doi: 10.1111/scd.12428. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
To improve knowledge of oral health among the hearing impaired in Saudi Arabia using videos with detailed oral hygiene instructions in Arabic sign language.
Videos of oral hygiene instructions in Arabic sign language were produced under the supervision of a periodontist. Fifty male subjects above 18 years of age were chosen randomly from different deaf schools in Jazan, Saudi Arabia and divided into two groups as follows: Group 1 received printed booklets with oral hygiene instructions, and Group 2 received videos of the same instructions in Arabic sign language. Knowledge regarding oral health and hygiene practice was evaluated with the aid of a questionnaire before and after 4 weeks.
The estimated marginal mean of the knowledge regarding oral hygiene in Group 1 was 3.37, which was slightly increased to 4.40 after 4 weeks of general instructions. The estimated marginal mean in Group 2 was 3.70 before the distribution of the videos, which was significantly increased to 11 after 4 weeks (P < .001).
Videos of oral hygiene instructions in Arabic sign language had immensely improved knowledge regarding oral health and hygiene practices in the deaf/hearing impaired patients in this study.
通过使用带有阿拉伯手语详细口腔卫生指导的视频，提高沙特阿拉伯听力障碍者的口腔健康知识。
在一名牙周病专家的监督下制作了阿拉伯手语口腔卫生指导视频。从沙特阿拉伯吉赞的不同聋校中随机挑选50名18岁以上的男性受试者，并将其分为两组：第1组收到带有口腔卫生指导的印刷小册子，第2组收到相同指导的阿拉伯手语视频。在4周前后借助问卷对口腔健康和卫生习惯知识进行评估。
第1组口腔卫生知识的估计边际均值为3.37，在进行4周的一般指导后略有增加至4.40。第2组在分发视频前的估计边际均值为3.70，4周后显著增加至11（P <.001）。
在本研究中，阿拉伯手语口腔卫生指导视频极大地提高了聋人/听力障碍患者的口腔健康和卫生习惯知识。
