Olatosi Olubukola O, Oladugba Abimbola, Oyapero Afolabi, Belie Funmilola, Owais Arwa I, Weber-Gasparoni Karin, Sote Elizabeth O, Butali Azeez
Department of Child Dental Health, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Department of Biostatistics, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2019 Nov 4;9(6):619-629. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_144_19. eCollection 2019 Nov-Dec.
The objective of this study was to assess the impact of an interdisciplinary educational intervention on the knowledge of nursing practitioners regarding perinatal and infant oral health (PIOH) care.
This was a preexperimental study conducted among nursing practitioners in Lagos, Nigeria. Participants received hands-on training and didactic lectures, which included dental caries etiology and risk factors; oral hygiene and dietary education; teething and its management; dental trauma and its prevention; nonnutritive habits; screening, referrals, and counseling; and fluoride varnish application. Knowledge of the trainees was assessed using pre- and posttest questionnaires. Level of statistical significance was set at < 0.05.
Overall, 110 nurses participated in the study with a mean age of 40.9 ± 10.8 years; 106 (96.4%) were females. Approximately 88% of the participants had not received formal training on PIOH. The baseline mean scores of the participants' knowledge on oral hygiene, teething, trauma, caries, and oral habits were 4.31 ± 1.9, 9.84 ± 2.6, 2.59 ± 1.7, 4.24 ± 1.8, and 1.45 ± 0.6, respectively; this increased significantly ( < 0.001) following the educational intervention with posttest mean scores as 7.58 ± 0.8, 11.79 ± 1.3, 4.34 ± 1.9, 6.19 ± 1.8, and 1.82 ± 0.4 and six-month evaluation scores as 6.21 ± 1.8,7 10.27 ± 3.1, 4.39 ± 1.5, 5.91 ± 1.8, and 1.79 ± 0.5, respectively. Overall posttest (31.4 ± 4.2) and six-month (28.6 ± 6.2) knowledge scores were significantly higher than the pretest values (22.4 ± 4.8, < 0.001). At the six-month post-intervention survey, 84% of the nurses reported inclusion of PIOH education in their routine general health education sessions.
There was a positive impact of the educational intervention as evidenced by an increase in the knowledge of the nurses on PIOH care and the inclusion of PIOH education in their general health education. A slight decline between posttest and six-month evaluation scores indicates a need for continuous education and evaluation.
本研究的目的是评估跨学科教育干预对执业护士围产期和婴幼儿口腔健康（PIOH）护理知识的影响。
这是一项在尼日利亚拉各斯的执业护士中进行的实验前研究。参与者接受了实践培训和理论讲座，内容包括龋齿病因和危险因素、口腔卫生和饮食教育、出牙及其管理、牙外伤及其预防、非营养性习惯、筛查、转诊和咨询以及氟化物涂漆应用。使用测试前和测试后的问卷评估学员的知识。统计学显著性水平设定为<0.05。
总体而言，110名护士参与了该研究，平均年龄为40.9±10.8岁；106名（96.4%）为女性。约88%的参与者未接受过PIOH的正规培训。参与者在口腔卫生、出牙、外伤、龋齿和口腔习惯方面的知识基线平均得分分别为4.31±1.9、9.84±2.6、2.59±1.7、4.24±1.8和1.45±0.6；在教育干预后，这些得分显著提高（<0.001），测试后平均得分分别为7.58±0.8、11.79±1.3、4.34±1.9、6.19±1.8和1.82±0.4，六个月评估得分分别为6.21±1.8、10.27±3.1、4.39±1.5、5.91±1.8和1.79±0.5。总体测试后（31.4±4.2）和六个月（28.6±6.2）的知识得分显著高于测试前值（22.4±4.8，<0.001）。在干预后六个月的调查中，84%的护士报告在其常规的一般健康教育课程中纳入了PIOH教育。
教育干预产生了积极影响，表现为护士对PIOH护理知识的增加以及PIOH教育纳入其一般健康教育。测试后得分与六个月评估得分之间略有下降表明需要持续教育和评估。
