Kitsaras George, Gomez Juliana, Hogan Richard, Ryan Maria
Dental Health Unit, Division of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
BDJ Open. 2023 Aug 26;9(1):40. doi: 10.1038/s41405-023-00166-4.
OBJECTIVE/AIM: Optimal oral health behaviours are crucial to avoid preventable dental diseases and maintain good oral health. This research aimed to evaluate the impact of a digital oral health intervention (Know Your OQ™) in changing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to oral health.
MATERIALS & METHODS: Two studies were conducted with a total of 296 healthy adults. Demographic data as well as knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) related to oral health were collected before and after completion of the Know Your OQ™ intervention. The KAPs questionnaire included 19 multiple choice questions. Comprehension and feedback were also collected.
In total, 134 (45%) male and 162 (55%) female participants completed the two studies. Across both studies, 5 out of 7 knowledge questions and 2 out of 5 attitude questions showed significant changes pre/post-intervention with participants increasing their knowledge and improving their attitudes towards oral health. Only 1 practice changed in the first study, however, in the second study, 4 out of 7 practice questions showed significant changes pre/post-intervention. Comprehensibility was high across both studies with overall, positive feedback on the intervention.
A digital oral health intervention was successful in increasing knowledge, changing attitudes and self-reported practices with regards to oral health in a diverse sample of the US population.
最佳的口腔健康行为对于预防可避免的牙科疾病和保持良好的口腔健康至关重要。本研究旨在评估一种数字口腔健康干预措施（了解你的口腔健康状况™）对改变与口腔健康相关的知识、态度和行为的影响。
对总共296名健康成年人进行了两项研究。在完成了解你的口腔健康状况™干预前后，收集了人口统计学数据以及与口腔健康相关的知识、态度和行为（KAPs）。KAPs问卷包括19道多项选择题。还收集了理解情况和反馈意见。
共有134名（45%）男性和162名（55%）女性参与者完成了这两项研究。在两项研究中，7道知识问题中的5道以及5道态度问题中的2道在干预前后出现了显著变化，参与者增加了他们的知识并改善了对口腔健康的态度。在第一项研究中只有1项行为发生了变化，然而，在第二项研究中，7道行为问题中的4道在干预前后出现了显著变化。两项研究的可理解性都很高，对该干预措施总体反馈积极。
在美国不同人群样本中，一种数字口腔健康干预措施成功地增加了与口腔健康相关的知识、改变了态度并使自我报告的行为发生了变化。
