Huei-Lan Lee1,2, Ying-Chun Lin1, Wu-Der Peng3, Chih-Yang Hu4, Chien-Hung Lee2,5, Yuan-Jung Hsu1,6, Yea-Yin Yen1, Hsiao-Ling Huang1,5. 1. Department of Oral Hygiene, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2. Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 3. Department of Medical Sociology and Social Work, College of Humanities and Social Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 4. Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA. 5. Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 6. School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an oral self-care education intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in Taiwanese undergraduates. PARTICIPANTS: We recruited 63 and 90 students in the experimental group (EG) and comparison group (CG), respectively, from a medical university. METHODS: A quasi-experimental design was employed. The EG received health education and a brief action and coping planning intervention. RESULTS: The EG was significantly more likely to brush for more than 3 minutes (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.52), use the modified Bass brushing technique (aOR = 7.81), and floss (aOR = 21.21) at the 2-week follow-up than was the CG. At the 6-week follow-up, the combined effect of high action and coping planning with high perceived power for predicting floss use was observed in the EG (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Intervention may promote periodontal-disease-preventing behaviors in undergraduates, particularly for achieving adherence to daily flossing.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an oral self-care education intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in Taiwanese undergraduates. PARTICIPANTS: We recruited 63 and 90 students in the experimental group (EG) and comparison group (CG), respectively, from a medical university. METHODS: A quasi-experimental design was employed. The EG received health education and a brief action and coping planning intervention. RESULTS: The EG was significantly more likely to brush for more than 3 minutes (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.52), use the modified Bass brushing technique (aOR = 7.81), and floss (aOR = 21.21) at the 2-week follow-up than was the CG. At the 6-week follow-up, the combined effect of high action and coping planning with high perceived power for predicting floss use was observed in the EG (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Intervention may promote periodontal-disease-preventing behaviors in undergraduates, particularly for achieving adherence to daily flossing.
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Keywords:
Health education; health behavior; periodontal; theory of planned behavior
Authors: Jo-Hsin Lin; Yuan-Kai Huang; Kun-Der Lin; Yuan-Jung Hsu; Wei-Fu Huang; Hsiao-Ling Huang Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-10-11 Impact factor: 3.390