App-based oral health promotion interventions on modifiable risk factors associated with early childhood caries: A systematic review.
childhood caries
mHealth
oral health
pre-schoolers
smartphone application
Journal
Frontiers in oral health
ISSN: 2673-4842
Titre abrégé: Front Oral Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 9918227262706676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
15
12
2022
accepted:
17
02
2023
entrez:
27
3
2023
pubmed:
28
3
2023
medline:
28
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a preventable chronic disease. Parents' knowledge and attitudes toward oral healthcare have been associated with higher caries experience in their children. Mobile apps within the context of mHealth interventions are a potential tool for raising awareness and informing parents about their children's oral health. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of mobile health apps, targeted at parents and caregivers, for the prevention of ECC. A systematic search was carried out in five scientific databases; Embase, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science. Original studies, delivering oral health interventions to parents of children <6 years A convergent segregated approach was used to integrate the quantitative and qualitative evidence, followed by side-by-side display and narrative synthesis. Out of 5,953 retrieved articles, five met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Three articles reported quantitative findings, while two reported both quantitative and qualitative findings. Four studies reported that a mobile app can be an effective tool to improve the oral health knowledge of parents/caregivers, aiding them in incorporating good oral health habits into their children's daily routines. This review demonstrated that oral health promotion programs delivered through mobile apps to parents could be effective in improving child oral health awareness among parents. There is a need for more high-quality studies with a large number of participants to find out which features of mHealth interventions with parents could effectively be employed to reduce the prevalence of ECC. Further studies and apps should be developed based on evidence-based behaviour change techniques and incorporate features such as gamification to increase the effectiveness and engagement of the target population. [https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?], identifier [CRD42021268331].
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a preventable chronic disease. Parents' knowledge and attitudes toward oral healthcare have been associated with higher caries experience in their children. Mobile apps within the context of mHealth interventions are a potential tool for raising awareness and informing parents about their children's oral health.
Objectives
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The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of mobile health apps, targeted at parents and caregivers, for the prevention of ECC.
Data sources
UNASSIGNED
A systematic search was carried out in five scientific databases; Embase, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science.
Study selection and data extraction
UNASSIGNED
Original studies, delivering oral health interventions to parents of children <6 years
Synthesis
UNASSIGNED
A convergent segregated approach was used to integrate the quantitative and qualitative evidence, followed by side-by-side display and narrative synthesis.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Out of 5,953 retrieved articles, five met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Three articles reported quantitative findings, while two reported both quantitative and qualitative findings. Four studies reported that a mobile app can be an effective tool to improve the oral health knowledge of parents/caregivers, aiding them in incorporating good oral health habits into their children's daily routines.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
This review demonstrated that oral health promotion programs delivered through mobile apps to parents could be effective in improving child oral health awareness among parents. There is a need for more high-quality studies with a large number of participants to find out which features of mHealth interventions with parents could effectively be employed to reduce the prevalence of ECC. Further studies and apps should be developed based on evidence-based behaviour change techniques and incorporate features such as gamification to increase the effectiveness and engagement of the target population.
Systematic Review Registration
UNASSIGNED
[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?], identifier [CRD42021268331].
Identifiants
pubmed: 36968137
doi: 10.3389/froh.2023.1125070
pmc: PMC10036826
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
1125070Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2023 Ajay, Azevedo, Haste, Morris, Giles, Gopu, Subramanian and Zohoori.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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