Evaluation of two in-person and virtual educational interventions in improving the oral health literacy of the adults

Comparison of effectiveness of two in-person and virtual educational interventions in improving the oral health literacy of the adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220106053643N1

Enrollment

136

Registered

2022-02-08

Start date

2022-04-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-08

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Conditions

oral health literacy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Virtual educational intervention group:Virtual education is in the form of a short video explaining the same content of face-to-face education and depicts related concepts and topics.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The participants who are able to read and wright in persian . The individuals who are willing to participate in the study and give informed consent. Participants who are older than 18 years old and younger than 65 years old . Participants who have access to an online messenger(such as Whats App messenger).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The individuals who participate in a similar educational study at the same time. The participants who have physical or mental disability. The participants who are unwilling to participate in the study .

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oral health literacy score of OHL-AQ questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) , After the intervention , 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oral Health Literacy-Adult Questionnaire (OHL-AQ) : This questionnaire was used in previous studies to evaluate the oral health literacy of the adults in Tehran and its validity and reliability was approved. The OHL-AQ questionnaire consists of 14 questions and 17 items that are divided into 4 sections: text comprehension ability , simple computational skills, listening / communication skills and decision making. The maximum achievable score is 17. Each correct answer is equal to one score ; no scores is considered for the wrong answers . The questionnaire also asks the name, phone number, age, sex, and the level of education of the participants. It is worth mentioning that all the answers and information will be kept confidential. The questionnaires obtained after 3 months and after the virtual intervention will be sent in a messenger of the individual's choice. At the beginning of the questionnaire, participants are asked to answer the questions using their own knowledge and not to seek help from others and not to refer to the educational content.	—

Measure

Time frame

Oral health literacy score of OHL-AQ questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) , After the intervention , 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oral Health Literacy-Adult Questionnaire (OHL-AQ) : This questionnaire was used in previous studies to evaluate the oral health literacy of the adults in Tehran and its validity and reliability was approved. The OHL-AQ questionnaire consists of 14 questions and 17 items that are divided into 4 sections: text comprehension ability , simple computational skills, listening / communication skills and decision making. The maximum achievable score is 17. Each correct answer is equal to one score ; no scores is considered for the wrong answers . The questionnaire also asks the name, phone number, age, sex, and the level of education of the participants. It is worth mentioning that all the answers and information will be kept confidential. The questionnaires obtained after 3 months and after the virtual intervention will be sent in a messenger of the individual's choice. At the beginning of the questionnaire, participants are asked to answer the questions using their own knowledge and not to seek help from others and not to refer to the educational content.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKatayoun Sargeran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

k-sargeran@tums.ac.ir+98 21 8801 5960

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026