Development and acceptability of behavioral interventions promoting mothers' brushing of pre-school children's teeth: The preparation phase of the multi-phase optimization strategy framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early childhood caries can be prevented through regular parental-supported toothbrushing, indicating the importance of behavior modification interventions targeting parents. Mobile oral health (m-oral health) interventions are gaining increased popularity although their production is not always based on solid theoretical frameworks and evidence about the efficacy of individual intervention components is not available. The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) offers a framework to develop complex m-oral health interventions and assessing the efficacy of individual components.

Aim

This study describes the development and assesses the acceptability of 3 intervention components using MOST to promote mothers' brushing of their preschool children's teeth.

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SUBMITTER: Ihab M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470132 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature