The Impact of Oral Health Literacy on Dental Anxiety and Utilization of Oral Health Services

NCT04148300 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PUB2121002
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 550
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Oral Health Literacy is an integral part that should be taken into measures when evaluating the oral health status of any population. It has been stated that adults with low oral health literacy are more prone to miss their dental appointments and that low levels of oral health literacy, and being anxious and fearful of the dentist is a common barrier to the utilization of dental services. Unfortunately no previous studies assessed the oral health literacy level, dental anxiety and utilization of dental services among the Egyptian population. So the aim of the current study is to detect the impact of oral health literacy on level of dental anxiety and utilization of dental services among Misr International University (MIU) dental patients.

Conditions

Oral Health

Keywords

Oral health literacy; Dental anxiety; Utilization of oral health services; Dental patients

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Level of Oral Health Literacy

  modified version of the Arabic Version of Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (AREALD-30): grades 0 (Complete illiteracy)-30 (Complete literacy)

  14 months from the first enrollment

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Level of Dental Anxiety

  14 months from the first enrollment

• Level of utilization of oral health services

  14 months from the first enrollment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Dental patients of both gender, aged from 18-60 years old, who can read.

You may qualify if:

• Both genders.
• Age: 18 - 60 years old.
• Dentate or partially edentulous patients with or without fixed or removable appliances.
• Healthy adults as well as adults with any chronic condition and/or under regular use of medication.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects with mental or psychological problems.
• Subjects who cannot read or write.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Misr International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (9)

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Study Officials

• Mahassen M. Farghaly, Professor

  Vice President for Community Services & Environmental Affairs

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 30, 2019
• First Posted: November 1, 2019
• Study Start: February 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2021
• Study Completion: December 20, 2021
• Last Updated: October 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)