Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effect of Oral Health Education Using a Mobile App (OHEMA) on the Oral Health and Swallowing-Related Quality of Life in Community-Based Integrated Care of the Elderly: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- Interventions for Oral Frailty and Related Oral Functional Decline in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for older adults with oral frailty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of mobile applications in oral health promotion among elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Oral health care interventions on objective indicators of oral frailty in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- WhatsApp-Supported Teledentistry to Reinforce Oral Health Promotion Among Older Adults Residing in Rural and Urban Areas: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- mHealth for Oral Care in Aging: A Narrative Review of Mobile Applications for Older Adults and Caregivers.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Geospatial Analysis of Tooth Loss Among the US Geriatric Population by Zip Code: The Role of Socioeconomic and Racial Factors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Digital Dentistry in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review of Current Capabilities and Future Directions.International dental journal · 2026Article
- CarieCheck: An mHealth App for Caries-Risk Self-Assessment-User-Perceived Usability and Quality in a Pilot Study.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary Professionals' Perceptions of Home-Visit Oral Care for Older Adults in Integrated Community Care: A Focus Group Interview Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of a health belief model-based intervention on oral self-care and quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes: a quasi-experimental study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Study on the Development of Information and Communication Technology-Based Oral Functional Rehabilitation Exercise Program Content for Elderly People.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Time Efficiency, Reliability, and User Satisfaction of the Tooth Memo App for Recording Oral Health Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Oral health and healthy ageing: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Navigating Through Innovation in Elderly's Health: A Scoping Review of Digital Health Interventions.Public health reviews · 2024Article
- The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Application for Oral Health Education Among Adults in Rwanda.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2024Article
- Development and evaluation of the "Toothbrushing Timer with Information on Toothbrushes" application: A prospective cohort pilot study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2023Article
- Smartphone Applications in Dentistry: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- A mobile augmented reality-integrated oral health education for community dwelling older adults: A pilot study.Journal of dental sciences · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of the Use of mHealth in Oral Health Education among Older Adults.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
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Abstract
This study investigated the effect of oral health education using a mobile app (OHEMA) on the oral health and swallowing-related quality of life (SWAL-QoL) of the elderly population in a community-based integrated care project (CICP). Forty elderly individuals in the CICP were randomized into intervention and control groups. OHEMA provided information on customized oral health care management, oral exercises, and intraoral and extraoral massage methods for 50 min/session, once a week, for 6 weeks. Pre- and post-intervention surveys assessed the unstimulated salivary flow rate, subjective oral dryness, tongue pressure, and SWAL-QoL, which were analyzed using ANCOVA and repeated measures ANOVA. In the intervention group, tongue pressure increased significantly from pre- (17.75) to post-intervention (27.24) (
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