Development and Evaluation: The Satisfaction of Using an Oral Health Survey Mobile Application.
Telemed J E Health
; 25(1): 55-59, 2019 01.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Surveying oral health at the community level should be done at regular intervals. Dental health personnel must assess the oral health status and needs of the community through the collection and interpretation of reliable health information. Thus, the aims of this study were (1) to develop a mobile application for oral health surveys, (2) to analyze the oral status of school children in Bangkok using the newly developed application, and (3) to evaluate user satisfaction with using the Oral Health Survey Mobile Application (OHSMA). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The OHSMA Android app was created to facilitate the collection and transfer of oral health status data. The survey data on the oral health status of Grades 1-6 Thai schoolchildren were collected and analyzed using the OHSMA. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to evaluate the satisfaction of 125 dental students when using this new application compared with using paper forms.RESULTS:
The prevalence of dental caries in 441 schoolchildren was 79.7%. The total mean decayed, missing, and filled for primary teeth (dmft) and decayed, missing, and filled for permanent teeth (DMFT) were 4.09 (d + D = 3.29, m + M = 0.15, and f + F = 0.65). Users indicated high satisfaction scores for three OHSMA features font, color, and proper size. The results showed that paper forms were easier for inputting and recording the data compared with the OHSMA. However, the OHSMA was significantly easier for searching data and reporting data compared with paper forms (OHSMA 3.80, paper forms 3.35; p < 0.001, and OHSMA 3.80, paper forms 3.51; p < 0.001), respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite some limitations, this study suggests that the mobile application has the potential to collect valuable oral health survey data.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Inquéritos de Saúde Bucal
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Aplicativos Móveis
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Telemed J E Health
Assunto da revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tailândia