Dental Care, Oral Health, Psychiatric Diagnosis
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to test a brief, peer-led group-based oral health educational intervention - called the Oral Health Recovery Group - designed for individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
Detailed description
Participants at each site will obtain either: a) a Peer-led Oral Health Recovery educational group, representing the primary intervention; or b) viewing of an educational video about oral health, representing the comparison intervention. After participating in either condition, an onsite Peer staff member will offer to help the participant make a dentist appointment. They will follow up with the participant as needed for a two-month period to help arrange dental care and follow up on any dental self-care goals established by the participant, such as purchasing toothpaste with fluoride.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPeer-led Oral Health Recovery Group
The interactive Oral Health Recovery group will be centered around the tailored materials previously developed, with topics such as it's never too late to make a change, oral health and whole health, taking care of your teeth, and going to the dentist.
BEHAVIORALEducational Video about Oral Health
The video comparison will be pulled from Toothflix 2.0 Patient Education DVD Series, which are patient education videos developed by the American Dental Association.
Sponsors
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
University of Michigan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* An adult member/consumer with the selected site (JIMHO or Washtenaw CMH) * Ability to understand and willingness to read a consent terms handout and discussion * Participant must understand/read/speak English
Exclusion criteria
* Not a member/consumer with the site * Not able to understand and/or not willing to read consent terms handout * Does not understand/read/speak English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Average subject-level change between pre- and post-surveys | 2 months | To analyze process data generated by the peers, a custom web-based Peer Encounter Form will be employed using Qualtrics Survey Software. Peers will complete encounter forms after each group and follow up. Fields include time spent, unique and total encounters, topics covered, participant engagement, and any knowledge of participants' seeking out or utilizing dental care. The primary analyses will compare the change in total scores on an oral health knowledge questionnaire and an oral health confidence/activation questionnaire based primarily on the transtheoretical model of change. These comparisons will be conducted as a comparison of the average subject-level improvements between pre- and post-surveys (change scores) between the primary intervention (peer-led Oral Health Recovery Group) and the comparator video intervention. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio of participants who reported seeking dental care | 2 months | Odds ratio comparing the odds of seeking care in the two arms. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed