Oral Health Promotion Program for Persons With Severe Mental Illness

A cluster randomized controlled study was carried out in chronic psychiatric wards of a general hospital in central Taiwan. Sixty-eight eligible male individuals admitted to 2 wards were randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group. Participants in the experimental group underwent an oral health promotion program that consisted of biweekly group education sessions, and a 12-week individual behavioral modification for oral hygiene course. The participants in the control group received usual care only. Dental plaque (measured by the Plaque Control Index) was examined by a single dentist before and after the experiment.

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Key information

Conditions

Evaluate the Effects of an Oral Health Promotion Program Mental Disorders

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients admitted in chronic psychiatric wards were eligible.

Exclusion criteria

significant cognitive disabilities, severe hearing impairment, orthodontic appliances, an edentulous status, or a handicap when tooth-brushing

Treatment and study plan

a composite intervention with both group and individual components for oral health promotion program

Behavioral

The group intervention consisted of:

Group oral health education 2. Display of Bass tooth-brushing methods 3. Broadcasting of songs as tooth-brushing reminders; The individual interventions included:

Instruction in the Bass tooth-brushing method, 2. Individual behavioral modification method

Primary outcomes

Dental Plaque Index

Time frame: 12-week

Plaque Control Index (PCI) developed by O'Leary et al. to score the primary outcome, plaque accumulation, on the surfaces of the teeth. The score was computed by the existence of plaque divided by all examined surfaces; a higher plaque index indicated poor oral hygiene. We calculated a person-level plaque score by averaging plaque scores for all teeth at each examination.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Oral Health Promotion Program for Persons With Severe Mental Illness: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Jul 9, 2020
Registry last updated: Jul 9, 2020

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