Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Oral Health Application for Preschoolers

Campos, Luciana Ferreira; Cavalcante, Jéssica P; Machado, Damile P; Marçal, Edgar; Silva, Paulo G. de B.; Rolim, Juliana Paiva Marques Lima

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“…In oral health field, some apps have used games to teach children a wide range of topics including tooth decay, healthy and carcinogenic diet. [ 19 ].…”

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Development and evaluation of a gamified smart phone mobile health application for oral health promotion in early childhood: a randomized controlled trial

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Background This study aimed to design a gamified smartphone application (app) and assess its efficacy for education of mothers regarding oral healthcare of their children. Methods In this pretest–posttest controlled clinical trial, a simple app and a gamified version of it were designed to enhance the oral health knowledge and practice of mothers. The app contains information about early childhood caries, health diet, sugars, baby-oral hygiene, fluoride effect, fluoride toothpaste, tooth-brushing training video and regular dental visits. The opinion of experts and 3 mothers were obtained and both apps were revised accordingly. The intervention was implemented on mothers of preschoolers referring to the specialty dental clinic of Tehran School of Dentistry in 2019. The mothers were randomly allocated to the simple app or gamified app group. Before the intervention, all mothers filled out a questionnaire regarding oral health knowledge and practice, and their demographics were collected. The plaque index (PI) of children was also measured. The mothers filled out the same questionnaire 1 month after the intervention, and the PI of children was measured again. Paired t test and linear regression model were used for statistical analysis of the data. Results Totally, 58 mother and child pairs entered the study; 40% of children were boys. The mean age of children was 4.7 ± 1.2 years. The mean knowledge score of mothers in the pretest was 10.5 and 11.3 in simple app and gamified app group, respectively, which changed to 13.1 and 14.3, respectively in the posttest. The mean practice score of mothers was 4.4 and 4.8 in simple app and gamified app groups, respectively in the pretest, which changed to 8.5 and 8, respectively in the posttest. The mean dental plaque index of children in the pretest was 0.8 and 1 in simple app and gamified app groups, respectively, which changed to 0.5 and 0.5, respectively in the posttest. Children had better Plaque control in gamified app group (P < 0.05). Conclusion After 1 month, both apps effectively improved the oral-health knowledge and practice of mothers while oral hygiene as a result of plaque control was superior in children of mothers using the gamified app. Trial registration IRCT, IRCT20131102015238N2. Registered 24 February 2019—Retrospectively registered, https://fa.irct.ir/trial/36600.

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“…In oral health field, some apps have used games to teach children a wide range of topics including tooth decay, healthy and carcinogenic diet. [ 19 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Development and evaluation of a gamified smart phone mobile health application for oral health promotion in early childhood: a randomized controlled trial

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“…Of the full-text articles reviewed, 11 were excluded because they were not SGs, 6 were not SGs in dentistry, 3 were secondary studies, and 1 paper was in French language. 3,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] In addition, six studies were identified by 6,12,[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53] corresponding to 19 studies, were included, because six studies were reported more than once. [54][55][56][57][58][59] Figure 1 shows the flow diagram of the selection process of our review.…”

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“…About half of the SGs (n = 9) were developed in Brazil, 12,38,39,41,44,[47][48][49][50] three in the United Kingdom, 43,51,52 two in Taiwan, 37,45 and two in the United States. 6,53 A smaller number (n = 1) were developed in Germany, 46 Spain, 42 and South Africa.…”

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“…Moreover, these technologies do not require higher levels of education to operate, therefore, they allow learning improvements independent of age and educational background. 12,13 Although initial development of SG can be costly, they are relatively cheap to run and they may ultimately drive significant advancements in oral health knowledge and learning and oral health promotion. The SGs in oral health comprise an emerging area and little is known about their current uses and potential.…”

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Current State of Serious Games in Dentistry: A Scoping Review

Zaror

Mariño

Atala-Acevedo

2021

Games for Health Journal

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Objective: Over the past decade, serious games (SGs) have played a growing role in medical education and health promotion; however, little is known about their use in the field of oral health. This study provides a comprehensive synthesis about SGs developed for training oral health professionals or for health promotion in oral health. Material and Methods: A systematic search was conducted. The following electronic databases were reviewed: MEDLINE (1966 to September 2019), Embase (1980 to September 2019), and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), LILACS and Scopus from inception to September 2019. Two reviewers independently screened and assessed the study's quality and extracted data. The Sardi and collaborators' tool was used to assess the quality of the evidence presented. Results: A total of 19 studies (25 articles) were selected. Games were divided into two categories: for specific educational purposes and for oral health promotion. Most studies involved oral health professions' students (n = 9) or school/preschool children (n = 9). Two studies included preschool children and parents. Interactive SGs were as effective as traditional noninteractive methods in improving oral health outcomes. Nonetheless, participants' feedback reflected a higher level of satisfaction in learning through games. The quality of the studies was limited due to the lack of a proper technical description of the games and the absence of discussion of the limitations and challenges of the games. Conclusion:The use of SGs in oral health is limited, and little valid empirical evidence is available to confirm their effectiveness. Further studies are required for using more rigorous designs, evaluation, and follow-ups.

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“…In terms of methods, other research combines the application with other available applications such as open maps and websites integrated with the applications [7].Another study aiming to develop a smartphone application for pre-school children uses a different method based on an interactive children's book flux design [8].The different methods can occur due to different development goals and application development targets in specific population with different characteristic.…”

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Development of Smartphone Application that Provides Educational Materials on Injury Prevention and Treatment in Hiking

Andrianto

Ardiyanto

Kriswanto

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference of Science and Technology for the Internet of Things

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All physical activities carried somerisksofinjury, especially outdoors activities. Safety and injury preventionswerefactorsthat must be consideredin outdoor activities, but the availability of learning media for prevention and treatment for injuries in hiking was insufficient. This study aimedto describe the development of a new smartphone application to promote awareness and knowledge of injury prevention and treatment for beginners in hiking. The new application was developed by conducting procedural research and development. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires containing assessment of product quality and product improvement suggestions. Quantitative data from assessments of material and media experts gained a highly feasible score. After both the limited trial test and large group trial test were completed, the data also got a highly feasible score. A new Android application, Smartpala, developed guidance to prevent and treat injuries after/during hiking. It could be used in limited during hiking due to its limited content.

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Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Oral Health Application for Preschoolers

Abstract: The application was successful regarding the following three assessed attributes: (1) effectiveness, (2) efficiency, and (3) satisfaction. However, dietary education was observed to be necessary for the children and their guardians.

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Development and evaluation of a gamified smart phone mobile health application for oral health promotion in early childhood: a randomized controlled trial

Development and evaluation of a gamified smart phone mobile health application for oral health promotion in early childhood: a randomized controlled trial

Current State of Serious Games in Dentistry: A Scoping Review

Development of Smartphone Application that Provides Educational Materials on Injury Prevention and Treatment in Hiking

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