Ho Teresa C Y, McGrath Colman, Yiu Cynthia K Y, Lee Gillian H M
Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong).
Applied Oral Sciences and Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong).
JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2022 Jun 6;5(2):e28238. doi: 10.2196/28238.
Increasingly, mobile apps are being used to promote oral care. Many of them are aimed at children.
This study aimed to systematically search and evaluate apps that promote oral care and hygiene for children.
A broad search strategy (13 keywords) was developed to identify apps from Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store in April 2019. After reviewing the apps' titles and summaries, potentially relevant apps were downloaded for viewing. The quality of the apps that met the inclusion criteria was assessed by the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode) criteria for medical and health websites and the Scientific Basis of Oral Self-care (SBOSC).
More than 3000 Apps were identified and 54 relevant apps informed the review. The quality of the apps according to the HONcode criteria was generally low. The mean HONcode score was 1.8/8.0. One-quarter of the apps had a HONcode score of 0 (14/54, 26%). The SBOSC score of the apps was evaluated based on a 6-point scale. The mean SBOSC score was 1.5/6.0; 19% (10/54) of the apps had a score of 0. There was a significant and positive correlation between HONcode and SBOSC scores (r=0.37; P<.01). More recently uploaded apps had significantly higher HONcode scores (P<.05).
There are many apps aiming to promote oral self-care among children. The quality and scientific basis of these apps are low. Newer apps are of higher quality in terms of scientific basis. There is a need to ensure high-quality and evidence-based apps are available. The effectiveness of apps in terms of oral care and clinical outcomes among children needs to be evaluated.
移动应用越来越多地被用于促进口腔护理。其中许多应用针对儿童。
本研究旨在系统地搜索和评估促进儿童口腔护理和卫生的应用。
制定了广泛的搜索策略（13个关键词），以识别2019年4月苹果应用商店和谷歌Play商店中的应用。在查看应用的标题和摘要后，下载潜在相关的应用以供查看。符合纳入标准的应用质量通过医疗和健康网站的《网络健康基金会行为准则》（HONcode）标准以及口腔自我护理科学依据（SBOSC）进行评估。
识别出3000多个应用，54个相关应用为该综述提供了信息。根据HONcode标准，这些应用的质量普遍较低。HONcode平均得分为1.8/8.0。四分之一的应用HONcode得分为0（14/54，26%）。应用的SBOSC得分基于6分制进行评估。SBOSC平均得分为1.5/6.0；19%（10/54）的应用得分为0。HONcode和SBOSC得分之间存在显著正相关（r = 0.37；P <.01）。最近上传的应用HONcode得分显著更高（P <.05）。
有许多旨在促进儿童口腔自我护理的应用。这些应用的质量和科学依据较低。就科学依据而言，较新的应用质量更高。需要确保有高质量且基于证据的应用。需要评估应用在儿童口腔护理和临床结果方面的有效性。
