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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2023

Using Intervention Mapping to Develop ISAC, a Comprehensive Intervention for Early Detection and Prevention of Oral Cancer in Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed Jafer, Ibtisam Moafa, Rik Crutzen, Bart van den Borne

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mohammed JaferDental Public Health, Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. m.jafer@maastrichtuniversity.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-2263-7187
Ibtisam MoafaDental Public Health, Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Rik CrutzenDental Public Health, Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Bart van den BorneDepartment of Health Promotion, Maastricht University/CAPHRI, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral cancer forms a major public health issue. In Saudi Arabia, Jazan region has the highest rate of oral cancer; > 35% of total cases. Furthermore, dentists' engagement in oral cancer screening and patient education in Jazan region is limited. This paper aimed to describe the process used to develop a comprehensive oral cancer (OC) practice intervention to be implemented in dental clinics. The intervention was informed by the six steps of intervention mapping (IM). Steps 1-3 included mixed methods approach of reviewing relevant existing literature, focus group discussions, observations, one-on-one interviews, and questionnaires utilizing the community participatory approach. Step 4 used information form steps 1-3 to develop the intervention components and its associated tools to facilitate its delivery. Steps 5 and 6 specified the prospective plans for implementation and evaluation. ISAC is the developed intervention that comprises the following: Informing dental patients about performing routine OC screenings, Screenings for OC, Advising patients, and Connecting patients to the required services. ISAC practical applications were clustered into two components: (a) didactical session covering aspects related to OC practices and introducing ISAC and (b) practical session that included a step-by-step modeling of the intervention. Using IM facilitated the systematic planning of the ISAC intervention that covers the main issues revealed by the need's assessments. Working towards developing the ISAC required extensive work in assessing dental public health issues in a specific context with limited data - and this constituted a great challenge. The development of the ISAC was a lesson that casts light on the advantages of engaging multidisciplinary expertise to tackle serious public health issue like OC.

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Delivery of Health CareMouth NeoplasmsHumansProspective StudiesSaudi ArabiaSurveys and QuestionnairesBehavior changeDental practiceEarly detectionIntervention mappingMethodsOral cancerOral healthPreventionProgram development

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