“知信行”口腔保健教育模式对学龄前儿童口腔健康和生活质量的影响

Effects of “knowledge,belief and practice” oral health education model on oral health and quality of life in preschool children

目的探讨"知信行"口腔保健教育模式对学龄前儿童口腔健康和生活质量的影响。方法采用"知信行"口腔保健教育模式对565例儿童及其家长进行12个月的健康教育,比较干预前后家长口腔保健知识和行为、儿童口腔疾病检出率,以及幼儿口腔健康相关生活质量量表(ECOHIS)评分的变化。结果课程结束时,家长口腔保健知识和行为均较干预前显著改善,差异有统计学意义(P <0. 01),口腔疾病检出率、ECOHIS总体评分,以及有无龋齿儿童ECOHIS评分均显著低于干预前,差异有统计学意义(P <0. 05,P <0. 01)。结论 "知信行"口腔保健教育有利于儿童口腔疾病的预防和生活质量的提高。

Objective To explore the effect of " knowledge,belief and practice" oral health education model on oral health and quality of life of preschool children. Methods A total of 565 children and their parents were given 12 months’ oral health education by using the " knowledge,belief and practice" oral health education model. The changes of parents’ oral health knowledge and behavior,detection rates of children’s oral diseases and scores of oral health related quality of life scale for children( ECOHIS) were compared before and after intervention. Results At the end of the intervention,The parents’ oral health knowledge and behaviors were significantly improved compared to those before intervention( P < 0. 01). The detection rate of oral diseases,the overall score of ECOHIS and the score of ECOHIS in children with or without caries were significantly lower than those before intervention( P < 0. 05,P < 0. 01). Conclusion The oral health education of " knowledge,belief and practice" is beneficial to the prevention of children’s oral diseases and the improvement of their quality of life.