BMC Oral Health | |
Development and feasibility of an oral health e-learning program for long-term Japanese overseas workers: a pilot randomized controlled trial | |
Research | |
Erika Ota1  Yasuko Momoi2  Stuart Gilmour3  Kiriko Sasayama4  | |
[1] Department of Global Health Nursing, St. Luke’s International University Graduate School of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan;Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Operative Dentistry, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan;Department of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University Graduate School of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan;Institute for Global Health Policy Research, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku, 162-8655, Tokyo, Japan; | |
关键词: Overseas worker; Information-motivation-behavioural skills; Oral health; Self-care; E-learning program; Randomized controlled trial; | |
DOI : 10.1186/s12903-023-03361-9 | |
received in 2023-01-04, accepted in 2023-08-26, 发布年份 2023 | |
来源: Springer | |
【 摘 要 】
BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an oral health self-care e-learning intervention for overseas workers as well as the research procedures for a future controlled trial.MethodsWe randomly allocated participants to either the intervention (n = 48) or control (n = 51) group. The intervention group received a standardized leaflet plus a theory-based oral health e-learning program. The control group received only the standardized leaflet. We assessed health behaviour related to fluoride toothpaste use, oral care knowledge, motivation, oral care self-efficacy, and oral health related quality of life (QoL). Chi-square and t test analyses were performed to make comparisons between the two groups. To evaluate the research process, participants in the intervention group were asked open-ended questions to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the research procedures in practice.ResultsA total of 82 participants (Intervention = 36, Control = 46) were included in the analysis. The dropout rate was 17.2%. The modal time taken to complete the e-learning intervention was more than 30 min (33.3%). Of the 36 respondents in the intervention group, 27 (70.4%) said that the e-learning intervention had changed their behaviour. At the three months follow-up, oral care knowledge alone was improved in the e-learning group.ConclusionThis pilot study provides evidence that the theory-based self-care for oral health e-learning intervention is feasible in overseas workers. Next, this feasible and acceptable pilot study should be used with an appropriate sample size in a randomized controlled trial.Trial registrationThe trial protocol was registered with UMIN-CTR (ID: UMIN000045883) on 27/10/2021.
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