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Wang Y, Zhu J, Xu Z, Dai X, Chen K, Wang Y. Social support, oral health knowledge, attitudes, practice, self-efficacy and oral health-related quality of life in Chinese college students. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12320. [PMID: 37516775 PMCID: PMC10387080 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39658-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023] Open
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Oral health is crucial for health-related quality of life. However, the research on the factors affecting oral health status is not comprehensive enough. This investigation aimed to evaluate the multifaceted determinants of college students' oral health status and explore the impact of social support, oral health literacy, attitudes, behaviors, and self-efficacy on OHRQoL. By surveying 822 students from a university. Baseline data included sociodemographics (gender, age), social support (MSPSS scale), oral health self-efficacy (SESS scale), oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP questionnaire), and OHRQoL (OHIP-14 scale). Based on social cognitive theory, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) were used to examine the relationship between the study variables. PLS-SEM results showed that knowledge, attitude, and practice predicted OHRQoL through self-efficacy. FsQCA results showed that the combination of different variables was sufficient to explain OHRQoL. The conclusion was that self-efficacy plays an important role and the combination of high-level knowledge, positive attitudes, and strong self-efficacy was important in improving OHRQoL. The results of this study provided a reference for the oral health strategy planning of college students in China.
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- Ying Wang
- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
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- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
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Rajeh MT, Alutaibi AR, Al-Badah AA, Alsubhi AS, Alluhaybi MM. Using the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior to Assess Adults' Intentions of Preventive Dental Care. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent 2023; 13:141-147. [PMID: 37223450 PMCID: PMC10202253 DOI: 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_217_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Objective The objective of this study was to test an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) that includes attitudes, subjective norms and self-efficacy, sociodemographic variables, dental beliefs and insurance on the intention to seek preventive dental care among adults in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 397 Saudi adults living in Makkah. Data were collected through a self-administered online questionnaire. Structural equation modeling was performed to analyze the various factors that affect the likelihood of people seeking dental care. Results The results of the study revealed that perceived norms (estimate = 0.14; P = 0.004) and self-efficacy (estimate = 0.22; P < 0.001) were associated with the likelihood of people getting preventive dental care. However, attitudes showed no effect on the likelihood of people seeking dental care. The study also explained that the relationship between the beliefs of people and the intention to receive preventive care was moderated by subjective norms and perceived behavioral control (indirect effect t = 0.089, P < 0.001). Conclusion The study's results revealed that an integrative model of behavior prediction could be used to design effective interventions and strategies to enhance the likelihood of individuals seeking preventive dental care. In particular, these strategies should focus on enhancing subjective norms and self-efficacy.
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- Mona Talal Rajeh
- Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Zhao J, Shi H, Wang J, Huang R, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Jiang N, Wang T, Wang J, Xu X. Association of oral health knowledge, self-efficacy and behaviours with oral health-related quality of life in Chinese primary school children: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e062170. [PMID: 36521895 PMCID: PMC9756180 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Achieving good oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is of particular concern in children. The inter-relations among oral health knowledge, self-efficacy, behaviours and OHRQOL in children groups remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the inter-relations between these oral health behaviour-related factors and OHRQOL in primary school children. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 651 children in grades 2 and 3 were recruited in October 2020 from two primary schools in Minhang District, Shanghai, China. Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires, consisting of demographic characteristics, oral health knowledge, self-efficacy, oral health behaviours and OHRQOL. Pearson's correlation analyses were used to analyse the relationship between study variables. Structural equation models were used to test the inter-relations between OHRQOL and oral health behaviour-related factors. RESULTS Four hypothetical structural equation models were tested and one of them was selected as the most appropriate model, which explained 15.0% of the variance in OHRQOL. This selected model showed that oral health behaviours were directly related to OHRQOL. Oral health knowledge was indirectly associated with OHRQOL through both self-efficacy and oral health behaviours. Self-efficacy was directly associated with OHRQOL or was indirectly associated with OHRQOL through oral health behaviours. CONCLUSION This study revealed a pathway of association between children's oral health knowledge and their OHRQOL, in which children's oral health self-efficacy and behaviours had indirect effects. This provides a basis for understanding the mechanism of oral health promotion interventions to improve children's OHRQOL and helps to identify direct or indirect intervention targets.
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- Jie Zhao
- Fudan University School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Minhang Branch of Fudan University School of Public health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Dental Disease Prevention and Treatment Clinic of Minhang District, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Minhang Branch of Fudan University School of Public health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Dental Disease Prevention and Treatment Clinic of Minhang District, Shanghai, China
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- University of Washington School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Fudan University School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Minhang Branch of Fudan University School of Public health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Fudan University School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Minhang Branch of Fudan University School of Public health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Fudan University School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Minhang Branch of Fudan University School of Public health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Fudan University School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Minhang Branch of Fudan University School of Public health, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Dental Disease Prevention and Treatment Clinic of Minhang District, Shanghai, China
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Alidosti M, Shahnazi H, Heidari Z, Zamani-Alavijeh F. Design and evaluation of two educational media in the form of animation and games to promote the cutaneous leishmaniasis prevention behaviors in adolescent female. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:2288. [PMID: 36474225 PMCID: PMC9816371 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14772-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has social and psychological effects on different groups, especially adolescents and young girls in 98 countries of the world, in addition to the economic burden. Therefore, it is necessary to apply effective methods for CL prevention. In this study, educational messages were designed based on Extended Parallel Process Model in both forms of animation and game, whose effect on the cutaneous leishmaniasis prevention behaviors was evaluated in adolescent female students. METHODS: This experimental study was carried out from January to September 2021 on 275 adolescent female students in Isfahan province, Iran. Cluster sampling method was used, and then the students were randomly divided into three groups, namely animation education, game education, and control groups. The educational intervention was performed with two new media in the form of animation and games. The data collected before and two months after the education through a valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire were analyzed in SPSS24 software using statistical tests of ANOVA, Chi-square, paired t and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). RESULTS The mean age of the participants was 14.07 ± 0.94. The mean scores of behavior in the animation group (60.60 ± 23.00), the game group (61.70 ± 22.05), and the control group (66.13 ± 24.62) were not significantly different prior to the education. However, after the education, there was a significant difference between the animation (80.66 ± 17.62) and game groups (82.58 ± 19.07) and the control group (69.79 ± 23.29) (P < 0.001). The mean scores of model constructs following the intervention (susceptibility, severity, response efficacy, and perceived self-efficacy) significantly increased in the animation and game groups compared to that in the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The results showed that if educational programs contain a combination of threat and efficiency messages, CL-preventive behaviors in adolescents increase. Providing similar educational content with both game and animation methods indicated that both methods had an almost same effect. Although animation production is more costly, it has the advantage of being used in periods and for other adolescents.
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- Masoumeh Alidosti
- grid.411036.10000 0001 1498 685XPhD Student of Health Education and Promotion, Student Research Committee, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- grid.411036.10000 0001 1498 685XAssociate Professor of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar Jarib Avenue, Isfahan, 81676-36954 Iran
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- grid.411036.10000 0001 1498 685XAssistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- grid.411036.10000 0001 1498 685XProfessor of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Santos-Puerta N, Peñacoba-Puente C. Pain and Avoidance during and after Endodontic Therapy: The Role of Pain Anticipation and Self-Efficacy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031399. [PMID: 35162422 PMCID: PMC8834740 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background: Pain anticipation has been identified as a predictor of pain and avoidance with respect to endodontic therapy. Self-efficacy is also key to the development and maintenance of health behaviors and achieve patient adherence to treatment. However, the role of self-efficacy has not been studied yet in endodontic treatment. Methods: This study was conducted on 101 patients who needed root canal therapy. They had to fill a questionnaire before treatment registered pain anticipation and self-efficacy; during and after treatment were registered pain intensity and avoidance. Results: Pain anticipation explained pain during (Beta = 0.51, t = 5.82, p ≤ 0.001, [0.34, 0.69]) and after treatment (Beta = 0.38, t = 4.35, p ≤ 0.001, [0.21, 0.55]). Self-efficacy did not have an influence in pain values. Pain anticipation explained avoidance during (Beta = 0.51, t = 3.60, p ≤ 0.001, [0.23, 0.80]) and after treatment (Beta = 0.62, t = 4.29, p ≤ 0.001, [0.33, 0.91]). Self-efficacy had a significant role in avoidance during treatment (Beta = 0.12, t = 2.19, p ≤ 0.03, [0.01, 0.23]) with a strong moderation relationship between pain anticipation and avoidance when self-efficacy was medium (Beta = 0.44, t = 3.24, p = 0.002, [0.17, 0.72]) or high (Beta = 0.84, t = 3.5, p ≤ 0.001, [0.37, 1.33]). Self-efficacy was not significant respect to avoidance after treatment. Conclusions: Self-efficacy is an important variable in endodontic therapy due to their moderating effect between pain anticipation and avoidance behavior during the procedure. It is necessary to improve the results of root canal therapy and reduce patient’s avoidance in order to take into account this variable.
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- Noelia Santos-Puerta
- Ph.D Program for Health Science, Rey Juan Carlos Doctoral College, C/Quintana, 2, 28008 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Psychology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Avda. Atenas s/n, Alcorcón, 28922 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-4888-864
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