Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children Using a Mobile Health App: Usability and User Experience Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dentistry interventions cause common anxiety and fear problems in children (6-11 years), and according to scientific evidence, this causes a decrease in their quality of life. Therapies mediated by IT-based tools have been shown to positively influence children's mood based on distraction as well as relaxing activities, but there is no evidence of their use to reduce dental anxiety in children.

Objective

The aim of this study was to answer the following research question: Does our new children-centered codesign methodology contribute to achieving a usable mobile-based product with a highly scored user experience?

Methods

A mobile health app was developed to reduce dental anxiety in children using rapid application development following the usage-centered de

SUBMITTER: Del Carmen MDC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638634 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature