| Title |
Psichologinių elgesio teorijų taikymas 15–16 metų amžiaus moksleivių burnos higienos gerinimui |
| Translation of Title |
Impact of theory-based interventions to oral self-care behavior of 15-16 years old adolescents. |
| Authors |
Džiaugytė-Eyeberdiyev, Lina |
| DOI |
10.15388/vu.thesis.182 |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
192 |
| Keywords [eng] |
oral hygiene ; theory-based intervention ; self-care skills ; self-care practice ; dental plaque |
| Abstract [eng] |
This research is providing new information about alternative teaching methods for improving oral hygiene in adolescents. The application and effectiveness of theory-based interventions for changing oral self-care behavior were revealed and discussed. All methods improved oral self-care skills and oral self-care practice in adolescents and were superior to the conventional dental instruction model. Intervention based on Self-Efficacy Theory had the greatest long lasting impact to improve oral self-care. Oral hygiene status variation was dependent on several factors such as quantity of dental plaque before intervention, socio-economic status, gender, social support, professional support, competence and motivation. In order to change adolescents’ oral self-care behavior there is the necessity of multi sessions, instructions and teaching of oral self-care skills, practical repetition of new methods and motivation promotion. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Doctoral thesis |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2021 |
