Høiseth Marikken, Jasbi Arefe
Department of Health Research, SINTEF Digital, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway.
Department of Design, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Front Oral Health. 2024 Apr 9;5:1290652. doi: 10.3389/froh.2024.1290652. eCollection 2024.
In this study, we aimed to understand adolescents' perspectives on oral health care and promotion. Our research was conducted in the context of Norway's oral health care system, where societal factors like income and education influence health disparities. Despite free public dental care for all residents younger than 19 years, challenges persist in promoting oral health among adolescents, a group whose oral health behavior and literacy remain largely unexplored.
A thematic analysis of an anonymized dataset from 80 adolescents aged 12-20 years was conducted.
Five central themes were recognized: (1) Feeling fresh vs. feeling indifferent: A broad spectrum of attitudes; (2) Bridging gaps, building habits: Collaborative efforts in oral care; (3) "Create good experiences at the dentist so people come back again"; (4) Requested qualities in oral health promoting solutions; (5) Reminder tools for everyday use. Taken together, these themes highlight adolescents' oral health practices and resources, recommendations for dental clinics, and visions for future oral health promotion.
Based on the results, the discussion highlights a need for tailored oral health promotion and ideas to reach adolescents in meaningful and effective ways. Reflections on the theme of social inequalities are provided.
在本研究中，我们旨在了解青少年对口腔保健及推广的看法。我们的研究是在挪威口腔保健系统的背景下进行的，在该系统中，收入和教育等社会因素会影响健康差距。尽管为所有19岁以下居民提供免费的公共牙科护理，但在促进青少年口腔健康方面仍存在挑战，这一群体的口腔健康行为和知识水平在很大程度上仍未得到充分探索。
对来自80名12至20岁青少年的匿名数据集进行了主题分析。
识别出五个核心主题：（1）感觉清新与漠不关心：广泛的态度；（２）弥合差距，养成习惯：口腔护理中的合作努力；（３）“在牙医诊所创造良好体验，让人们再次光顾”；（４）口腔健康促进解决方案中所需的品质；（５）日常使用的提醒工具。总体而言，这些主题突出了青少年的口腔健康实践和资源、对牙科诊所的建议以及未来口腔健康促进的愿景。
基于研究结果，讨论强调需要进行有针对性的口腔健康促进，并提出以有意义且有效的方式接触青少年的想法。同时提供了对社会不平等主题的思考。
