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Conference Paper: Effectiveness of a Tooth Brushing Social Story Among Children With Autism
Title | Effectiveness of a Tooth Brushing Social Story Among Children With Autism |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | International Association for Dental Research. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iadr.org/ |
Citation | The 95th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) held with the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 41st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), San Francisco, CA., 22-25 March 2017. In Journal of Dental Research (Spec Issue), 2017, v. 96 n. Spec Iss A, p. 0369 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives: To assess and compare preschool children’s performance in tooth brushing following a social-story-based dental health education (SSDHE) intervention compared to a conventional dental health education (CDHE) approach.Methods: Preschool children (332) with autism at special child care centre in Hong Kong were assigned to a test SSDHE intervention group (148 children) or a control CDHE intervention group (204 children) to learn the task of tooth brushing. Performance in tooth brushing was assessed using a standardized 13-step pro forma. Number of tooth brushing steps and number of effective tooth brushing steps successfully completed were assessed and compared over time, and between groups in a 6-month study.Results: The response rate to the study was 67% (222/332). Over time, there were significant improvements in the overall number of tooth brushing steps completed among the test group (p<0.001) and the control group (p<0.001). Likewise, there were significant improvements in number of effective tooth brushing steps completed among the test group (p<0.001) and control group (p<0.001). Those in the test group completed a greater number of effective tooth brushing steps compared to the control group at 3-months (p=0.009) and at 6-months (p=0.003). Controlling for other factors in regression analyses, improvement in performance of tooth brushing at 6-months was associated with baseline performance (OR 0.46, 95%CI 0.35, 0.60, p<0.001), social skill deficits (OR 0.19, 95%CI 0.16, 0.55, p<0.01), reading deficits (OR 0.21, 95%CI 0.05, 0.95, p<0.05) and parental education level (OR 0.45, 95% 0.24, 0.83, p<0.05).Conclusions: There was evidence of improvement in tooth brushing performance among preschool children with autism following the use of a social-story-based education intervention compared to a conventional education approach. However, child developmental factors, level of competency at baseline and parental education factors were key determinants of improvement in tooth brushing performance at 6-months post intervention.
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Description | Session: Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Behavioral Change: Oral Presentation: no. 0369 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/243254 |
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dc.contributor.author | McGrath, CPJ | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yiu, CKY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Du, R | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-25T02:52:17Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-25T02:52:17Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 95th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) held with the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 41st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), San Francisco, CA., 22-25 March 2017. In Journal of Dental Research (Spec Issue), 2017, v. 96 n. Spec Iss A, p. 0369 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/243254 | - |
dc.description | Session: Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Behavioral Change: Oral Presentation: no. 0369 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To assess and compare preschool children’s performance in tooth brushing following a social-story-based dental health education (SSDHE) intervention compared to a conventional dental health education (CDHE) approach.Methods: Preschool children (332) with autism at special child care centre in Hong Kong were assigned to a test SSDHE intervention group (148 children) or a control CDHE intervention group (204 children) to learn the task of tooth brushing. Performance in tooth brushing was assessed using a standardized 13-step pro forma. Number of tooth brushing steps and number of effective tooth brushing steps successfully completed were assessed and compared over time, and between groups in a 6-month study.Results: The response rate to the study was 67% (222/332). Over time, there were significant improvements in the overall number of tooth brushing steps completed among the test group (p<0.001) and the control group (p<0.001). Likewise, there were significant improvements in number of effective tooth brushing steps completed among the test group (p<0.001) and control group (p<0.001). Those in the test group completed a greater number of effective tooth brushing steps compared to the control group at 3-months (p=0.009) and at 6-months (p=0.003). Controlling for other factors in regression analyses, improvement in performance of tooth brushing at 6-months was associated with baseline performance (OR 0.46, 95%CI 0.35, 0.60, p<0.001), social skill deficits (OR 0.19, 95%CI 0.16, 0.55, p<0.01), reading deficits (OR 0.21, 95%CI 0.05, 0.95, p<0.05) and parental education level (OR 0.45, 95% 0.24, 0.83, p<0.05).Conclusions: There was evidence of improvement in tooth brushing performance among preschool children with autism following the use of a social-story-based education intervention compared to a conventional education approach. However, child developmental factors, level of competency at baseline and parental education factors were key determinants of improvement in tooth brushing performance at 6-months post intervention. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | International Association for Dental Research. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iadr.org/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Dental Research (Spec Issue) | - |
dc.title | Effectiveness of a Tooth Brushing Social Story Among Children With Autism | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | McGrath, CPJ: mcgrathc@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yiu, CKY: ckyyiu@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | McGrath, CPJ=rp00037 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yiu, CKY=rp00018 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 274085 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 96 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | Spec Iss A | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 0369 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 0369 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |