A mobile app (WhiteTeeth) to promote good oral health behavior among Dutch adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances: Intervention mapping approach

Background: The insertion of fixed orthodontic appliances increases the risk of dental caries, particularly in adolescents. Caries can be prevented through good oral health behavior. To support adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances and for promoting oral health behavior, we developed a theory- and evidence-based mHealth program, the WhiteTeeth app. Objective: The objective of our paper was to describe the systematic development and content of the WhiteTeeth app. Methods: For systematic development of the program, we used the intervention mapping (IM) approach. In this paper, we present... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Scheerman, Janneke Francisca Maria
van Empelen, Pepijn
van Loveren, Cor
van Meijel, Berno
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Reihe/Periodikum: Scheerman , J F M , van Empelen , P , van Loveren , C & van Meijel , B 2018 , ' A mobile app (WhiteTeeth) to promote good oral health behavior among Dutch adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances: Intervention mapping approach ' , Journal of Medical Internet Research , vol. 20 , no. 8 , e163 . https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.9626
Sprache: Englisch
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