Comparison of impact of oral hygiene instructions given via sign language and validated customized oral health education skit video on oral hygiene status of children with hearing impairment
| Autor: | Nilesh Rathi, Pranjali Deulkar, Meghana Ajay Deshpande, Sphurti Pramod Bane, Sudhindra Baliga M, Nilima Thosar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Plaque index Adolescent India Oral Health Oral health Sign language Oral hygiene 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Sign Language 0302 clinical medicine validated customized oral health education skit video Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Child Hearing Loss General Dentistry Indian sign language business.industry Oral hygiene status children with hearing impairment Oral health education 030206 dentistry Oral Hygiene lcsh:RK1-715 lcsh:Dentistry Family medicine Health Education Dental oral hygiene instructions business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 20-25 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1998-3905 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Children with special health-care needs have limitations in oral hygiene performance due to their potential motor, sensory, and intellectual disabilities and so are more prone to have compromised oral health. Aim: This study aimed to compare the impact of oral hygiene instructions given via sign language and a validated customized oral health education skit video on oral hygiene status of children with hearing impairment (CHI). Settings and Design: Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional ethical committee for research activities. The study was carried out across CHI schools of Wardha district, Maharashtra, India. Methodology: Sixty-eight CHI, within the age group of 6–13 years, were divided into two educational intervention groups: customized oral health educational video (Group A) and sign language (Group B). A structured questionnaire was designed to gather information about the routine oral hygiene practices via the Indian Sign Language. Baseline Gingival Index (GI)-S and Plaque Index-S indices were recorded. Based on the group assigned, oral hygiene instructions were given on a daily basis. Reassessment was done after 4 weeks. Statistical Analysis: Unpaired t-tests were performed (P < 0.05) to determine if significant differences exist between the two groups. Results: Postintervention plaque scores between Group A and Group B were 0.12 ± 0.22 and 0.07 ± 0.22, respectively, and the difference between the two was statistically insignificant (P = 0.330). For GI, scores in Group A and Group B were 0.03 ± 0.12 and 0.04 ± 0.12, respectively, and the difference was statistically insignificant (P = 0.669). Conclusion: Both sign language and the validated customized video modeling have been proved to be positively influencing the oral hygiene status of CHI equivalently. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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