The Impact of Oral Health Literacy on Dental Anxiety and Utilization of Oral Health Services

NCT ID: NCT04148300

Last Updated: 2024-10-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

550 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-20

Brief Summary

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Oral Health Literacy is an integral part that should be taken into measures when evaluating the oral health status of any population. It has been stated that adults with low oral health literacy are more prone to miss their dental appointments and that low levels of oral health literacy, and being anxious and fearful of the dentist is a common barrier to the utilization of dental services. Unfortunately no previous studies assessed the oral health literacy level, dental anxiety and utilization of dental services among the Egyptian population. So the aim of the current study is to detect the impact of oral health literacy on level of dental anxiety and utilization of dental services among Misr International University (MIU) dental patients.

Detailed Description

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The current study is a cross sectional study that includes an interview lead questionnaire that will be carried out by second year dental students of the academic years (2018-2019, 2019- 2020). The questionnaire consists of four sections; a demographic section, a modified Arabic Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy (ARELAD-30) Tool, Arabic Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (AMDAS), and Utilization of oral health services questionnaire. Before conducting the study, orientation sessions and thorough training of the students will be performed to ensure that the students can conduct the interview consistently and efficiently. Students will be asked to design educational materials (brochures, leaflets and posters) that aim at improving patients' knowledge and awareness regarding oral health and the utilization of oral health services. The aim of this study is to detect the impact of oral health literacy on the level of dental anxiety and utilization of dental services among dental patients.

Conditions

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Oral Health

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Both genders.
* Age: 18 - 60 years old.
* Dentate or partially edentulous patients with or without fixed or removable appliances.
* Healthy adults as well as adults with any chronic condition and/or under regular use of medication.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with mental or psychological problems.
* Subjects who cannot read or write.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Misr International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mahassen M. Farghaly, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Vice President for Community Services & Environmental Affairs

Locations

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Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Guo Y, Logan HL, Dodd VJ, Muller KE, Marks JG, Riley JL 3rd. Health literacy: a pathway to better oral health. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jul;104(7):e85-91. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301930. Epub 2014 May 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24832423 (View on PubMed)

Batista MJ, Lawrence HP, Sousa MDLR. Oral health literacy and oral health outcomes in an adult population in Brazil. BMC Public Health. 2017 Jul 26;18(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4443-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28747157 (View on PubMed)

Bahammam MA, Hassan MH. Validity and reliability of an Arabic version of the modified dental anxiety scale in Saudi adults. Saudi Med J. 2014 Nov;35(11):1384-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25399217 (View on PubMed)

Saatchi M, Abtahi M, Mohammadi G, Mirdamadi M, Binandeh ES. The prevalence of dental anxiety and fear in patients referred to Isfahan Dental School, Iran. Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2015 May-Jun;12(3):248-53.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26005465 (View on PubMed)

Fayad MI, Elbieh A, Baig MN, Alruwaili SA. Prevalence of Dental Anxiety among Dental Patients in Saudi Arabia. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2017 Mar-Apr;7(2):100-104. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_19_17. Epub 2017 Mar 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28462178 (View on PubMed)

Tadakamadla SK, Quadri MF, Pakpour AH, Zailai AM, Sayed ME, Mashyakhy M, Inamdar AS, Tadakamadla J. Reliability and validity of Arabic Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (AREALD-30) in Saudi Arabia. BMC Oral Health. 2014 Sep 29;14:120. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-120.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25267119 (View on PubMed)

Bommireddy VS, Koka KM, Pachava S, Sanikommu S, Ravoori S, Chandu VC. Dental Service Utilization: Patterns and Barriers among Rural Elderly in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Mar;10(3):ZC43-7. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17834.7456. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27135000 (View on PubMed)

Crego A, Carrillo-Diaz M, Armfield JM, Romero M. From public mental health to community oral health: the impact of dental anxiety and fear on dental status. Front Public Health. 2014 Feb 28;2:16. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00016. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24616889 (View on PubMed)

Burgette JM, Lee JY, Baker AD, Vann WF Jr. Is Dental Utilization Associated with Oral Health Literacy? J Dent Res. 2016 Feb;95(2):160-6. doi: 10.1177/0022034515617457. Epub 2015 Nov 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26567035 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PUB2121002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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