HABIT: Health visitors delivering Advice in Britain on Infant Toothbrushing - an early-phase feasibility study of a complex oral health intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To conduct an early-phase feasibility study of an oral health intervention, Health visitors delivering Advice on Britain on Infant Toothbrushing (HABIT), delivered by Health Visitors to parents of children aged 9-12 months old.

Design

A mixed-methods, early-phase, non-controlled, feasibility study.

Participants

Recruitment consisted of Group A-HABIT-trained Health Visitors (n=11) and Group B-parents of children aged 9-12 months old about to receive their universal health check (n=35).

Setting

Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK.

Intervention

A multidisciplinary team co-developed digital and paper-based training resources with health visitors and parents of young children. The intervention comprised of two components: (A) training for health visitors

SUBMITTER: Giles E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557312 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature