Marwa Ibrahim Mahfouz Khalil|Dina Metwally Sorour|Enas Fouad Sayed Mousa|Reem Shaala
Effect of Mobile- Based Educational Program through Bluetooth and WhatsApp. Application on the Oral Health Values, Dental Literacy, and Oral Self-Efficacy among Older Adults.
Alexandria University|Alexandria University|Helwan University|Alexandria University
background advent preventive dentistry expanded array treatment options possibility maintaining oral health throughout life span increased interdependence oral health general wellbeing validates need explore factors related improvement oral health status communitydwelled older adults essential process enhancing oral health status segment exploration numerous variables must considered development mobilebased educational program thus adequate assessment health values literacy perception related performance oral hygiene upmost importance effective elderspecific oral interventions could developed implemented aim purpose quasiexperimental study measure effect mobile based educational program bluetooth whatsapp application oral health values dental literacy oral selfefficacy among older adultssetting study conducted elwafaa club elderly persons affiliated ministry social solidarity subjects 67 participant smart phones able download deal related software applications capable reading sent messages operationalized using four specified tools tools 1 developed demographic oral health profile older adults structured interview schedule 2 health literacy dentistry scale held short form 3 oral health values scale ohvs 4 geriatric self efficacy scale oral health gseoh results initially revealed higher prevalence mouth health problems related tooth decay 642 tooth plaque 627 oral health problems mostly negative impact satisfaction fluids drinking mouth appearance 403 highly statistical positive significant improvement older adults oralrelated literacy values efficacy postprogram strong positive significant correlation proved studied variables along whole implementing periods oral health literacy predicting independent factor self efficacy values period interventions conclusion proposed program succeeded improving main studied variables subscales different degrees represented mean percent scores immediately application decreased 3 week follow mobilebased oral care implementation still significant compared pre intervention period recommendations digital ehealth interventions prevent rectify oral problems older adults wideranging multifaceted conducted via social networks invest mobile health clinics design preventive program target older adults living egypt increasing access minimize barriers treatment elderly low financial standard collecting systematic data oral health status well general medical conditions monitored included national oral health promotion plans older adults