Promoting oral care in the preschool child: effects of a playful learning intervention

Autor: Aurea Tamami Minagawa Toriyama, Priscila Costa, Bruna Rodrigues Dos Santos, Cecília Helena de Siqueira Sigaud
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 519-525, Published: JUN 2017
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem v.70 n.3 2017
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (ABEN)
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Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 70, Iss 3, Pp 519-525
Popis: Objective: To compare the number of appropriate behaviors for tooth brushing before and after a playful learning intervention with preschool children. Method: A quasi-experimental, quantitative, before and after study design was conducted in an early childhood educational institution, with children between three and five years of age. The intervention consisted of three meetings with educational activities about tooth brushing, whose outcome was evaluated by means of observation of ten behaviors suitable for tooth brushing. Results: Forty-four children participated in the study. The mean of adequate behaviors was 4.4 before the intervention, and 8.5 after the intervention. A significant increase in the adoption of appropriate behaviors for tooth brushing (p
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