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Effect of Health Diary on Self-management in Adolescent Patients With Fixed Orthodontic Appliance
Sponsor: Wei XIA, PhD
Summary
This study aims to use two-arm randomized clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of the health diary in helping adolescents wearing fixed orthodontic appliances improve their oral hygiene status, self-management skills, oral health-related quality of life, self-efficacy, intention，number of breakages, and on-time and return visit status.
Official title: Effect of Health Diary on Self-management in Adolescent Patients With Orthodontic Fixed Appliance: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
140
Start Date
2024-06-01
Completion Date
2025-07-31
Last Updated
2024-07-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Health Diary Program
The health diary is constructed based on the theory of health action process approach, which is used to plan and clock for self-management behaviors of adolescent patients during fixed orthodontic treatment.
Traditional Health Education
Traditional health education is that the nurse orally teaches the patient about fixed orthodontic knowledge, and the patient obtains a paper information.
Locations (1)
Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China