The use of a mobile app to motivate evidence-based oral hygiene behaviour
dc.contributor.author | Underwood, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Birdsall, J | |
dc.contributor.author | kay, elizabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-14T09:49:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-14T09:49:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-08-28 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-0610 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1476-5373 | |
dc.identifier.other | ARTN E2 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3944 | |
dc.description.abstract |
INTRODUCTION: Mobile apps are software programmes that run on smartphones and other mobile devices. Mobile health apps can help people manage their own health and wellness, promote healthy living and gain access to useful information when and where they need it. The Brush DJ oral health app was developed to use the opportunity mobile apps offer to motivate an evidence-based oral hygiene routine. A literature review has found no research investigating the use of a mobile app to motivate evidence-based oral hygiene behaviour. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this preliminary investigation was to assess user perception of an oral health app to give a basis for future research and development of app technology in relation to oral health. METHOD: A cross-sectional qualitative user perception questionnaire.RESULTS :One hundred and eighty-nine people responded to the questionnaire. Seventy percent (n = 113) of respondents reported that their teeth felt cleaner since using the app. Eighty-eight percent (n = 133) reported the app motivated them to brush their teeth for longer and 92.3% (n = 144) would recommend the app to their friends and family. Four broad themes relating to how the app helped toothbrushing were reported. These themes were motivation, education, compliance and perceived benefits. CONCLUSION: A mobile app is a promising tool to motivate an evidence-based oral hygiene routine. | |
dc.format.extent | E2-E2 | |
dc.format.medium | ||
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | |
dc.subject | Adolescent | |
dc.subject | Adult | |
dc.subject | Aged | |
dc.subject | Aged, 80 and over | |
dc.subject | Child | |
dc.subject | Child, Preschool | |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
dc.subject | Health Promotion | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject | Mobile Applications | |
dc.subject | Motivation | |
dc.subject | Oral Hygiene | |
dc.subject | Perception | |
dc.subject | Public Health Surveillance | |
dc.subject | Risk | |
dc.subject | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
dc.subject | Young Adult | |
dc.title | The use of a mobile app to motivate evidence-based oral hygiene behaviour | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
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plymouth.issue | 4 | |
plymouth.volume | 219 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | British Dental Journal | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.660 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Health and Community | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMED) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMED)/CCT&PS | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
dc.publisher.place | England | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2015-06-10 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1476-5373 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.660 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2015-08-28 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |