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Changing my teeth brushing habits

By: My-self

Framework

• Health belief model.

• Used to:

– Explain change and maintenance of health-related behaviors

– Guiding framework for health behavior interventions

Hypothesis

• To increase my knowledge-awareness in oral hygiene will improve the quality of my own brushing teeth habits.

Approach

Pretest

• Video recording

• 7 days

Intervention

• Research on brushing teeth

• Check list

• Analyze my own videos-data

• Compute the pretest values.

Post test

• Video recording

• 7 days

• Overlapping.

Statistical analysis

• Chi squared test for within-subjects: McNemar´s test.

• To test the difference between paired proportions between two discrete dichotomous variables.

Differences

No (%) Yes (%) p PR

Toothbrush dry Pre 100 0

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Toothbrush dry Post 0 100

Amount of toothpaste equal to a pea-size Pre

0 100

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Amount of toothpaste equal to a pea-size Post

0 100

Water turned off as much as possible Pre

0 100

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Water turned off as much as possible Post

0 100

Differences

No (%) Yes (%) p PR

Back straight Pre 50 50

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Back straight Post 0 100

Brush one or two teeth at a time Pre 42.9 57.1

0.125

Brush one or two teeth at a time Post

14.3 85.7

Brush teeth in small circles Pre 42.9 57.1

0.25

Brush teeth in small circles Post 21.4 78.6

Differences

No (%) Yes (%) p PR

Brush the outside of all your teeth Pre

28.6 71.4

0.25

Brush the outside of all your teeth Post

7.1 92.9

Brush the inside of all your teeth Pre 71.4 28.6

0.031*

Brush the inside of all your teeth Post

28.6 71.4

Brush your chewing surfaces (tongue) with a firm back-and-forth

motion Pre64.3 35.7

1Brush your chewing surfaces

(tongue) with a firm back-and-forth motion Post

64.3 35.7

Differences

No (%) Yes (%) p PR

Brush for at least 2-3 minutes Pre 14.3 85.7

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Brush for at least 2-3 minutes Post 0 100

Rinse mouth with water Pre 0 100

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Rinse mouth with water Post 0 100

Rinse generously bristle end of toothbrush Pre

0 100

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Rinse generously bristle end of toothbrush Post

0 100

Differences

No (%) Yes (%) p PR

Store toothbrush uncovered and in an upright position Pre

100 0

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Store toothbrush uncovered and in an upright position Post

0 100

Flossing between all teeth, Carefully pull the floss upward with a zigzag

movement Pre85.7 14.3

0.01*Flossing between all teeth, Carefully pull the floss upward with a zigzag

movement Post7.1 92.9

Reach both sides. Don’t forget to floss the back side of each tooth Pre

71.4 28.6

0.012*Reach both sides. Don’t forget to floss the back side of each tooth

Post7.1 92.9

Rinse with mouthwash Pre 71.4 28.6

0.375

Rinse with mouthwash Post 50 50

WHAT I LEARN

Concept Status pre Status change post

Perceived susceptibility

Perceived severity

Perceived benefits

Perceived barriers

Cues to action

Self-efficacy

EXPOSTFACTO

WHAT I LEARN

• Statistical significance ≠ personal significance

• High self efficacy does not mean high accomplishments

• Do floss after brushing not before

• Store the brush uncovered

THANKS