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dc.contributor.authorStein, Linda Maria
dc.contributor.authorBergdahl, Maud
dc.contributor.authorPettersen, Kjell Sverre
dc.contributor.authorBergdahl, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-09T01:33:26Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-28T08:20:54Z
dc.date.available2018-08-09T01:33:26Z
dc.date.available2018-08-28T08:20:54Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.identifier.citationStein LM, Bergdahl MA, Pettersen KS, Bergdahl J. Effects of the Conceptual Model of Health Literacy as a Risk: A Randomised Controlled Trial in a Clinical Dental Context. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15en
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/6097
dc.description.abstractNumerous conceptual models of health literacy have been proposed in the literature, but very few have been empirically validated in clinical contexts. The aim of this study was to test the effects of the conceptual model of health literacy as a risk in a clinical dental context. A convenience sample of 133 Norwegian-speaking adults was recruited. Participants were randomly allocated to an intervention group (n = 64, 54% women, mean age = 50 years) and a control group (n = 69, 49% women, mean age = 46 years). Clinical measurements were conducted pre-intervention and six months post-intervention. In the intervention group, communication regarding patients’ oral health was tailored to their health literacy levels using recommended communication techniques, whereas the control group received brief information not tailored to health literacy levels. The ANCOVA showed significant between-group effects,finding reduced post-intervention mean gingival (p < 0.000) and mean plaque (p < 0.000) indices in the intervention group when controlling for baseline index scores. The adjusted Cohen’s d indicated large effect sizes between the intervention group and the control group for both the mean gingival index (−0.98) and the mean plaque index (−1.33). In conclusion, the conceptual model of health literacy as a risk had a large effect on important clinical outcomes, such as gingival status and oral hygiene. The model may be regarded as a suitable supplement to patient education in populations.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 15, Issue 8
dc.rights© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectHealth literacyen
dc.subjectPatient educationen
dc.subjectDentistryen
dc.subjectOral healthen
dc.titleEffects of the Conceptual Model of Health Literacy as a Risk: A Randomised Controlled Trial in a Clinical Dental Contexten
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typePeer revieweden
dc.date.updated2018-08-09T01:33:26Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081630
dc.identifier.cristin1600610
dc.source.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health


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© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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