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ArticlePloS one2022

Exploring the development, evaluation and implementation of complex health interventions to prevent early childhood caries in preschool children: A scoping review protocol.

Peggy C J M van Spreuwel, Milou L C Munk-Overkamp, Linda C Smit, Kirsten A Ziesemer, Cor van Loveren, Geert J M G van der Heijden, Josef J M Bruers, Katarina Jerković-Ćosić

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peggy C J M van SpreuwelHU University of Applied Science, Research group Innovation in Preventive Healthcare, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6815-5162
Milou L C Munk-OverkampOral Public Health Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6982-3705
Linda C SmitHU University of Applied Science, Research Centre for Healthy and Sustainable Living, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Kirsten A ZiesemerMedical Library, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Cor van LoverenAcademic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Geert J M G van der HeijdenOral Public Health Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Josef J M BruersOral Public Health Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Katarina Jerković-ĆosićHU University of Applied Science, Research group Innovation in Preventive Healthcare, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam · NLUniversity of Applied Sciences Utrecht · NLAmsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis scoping review aims to identify complex health interventions (CHI's) to prevent early childhood caries (ECC), explore the level of complexity of the identified CHI's, and explore the details of their development, evaluation, and implementation.

introductionMany interventions to prevent ECC have multiple interacting components and can be seen as CHI's. Recent reviews on these interventions have found inconclusive effects, which may be due to differences in the development, evaluation, and implementation of CHI's. INCLUSION CRITERIA: This scoping review will consider clinical trials reporting CHI's to prevent ECC that starts during pregnancy or in the first year of life. Studies in the English language will be included regardless of the country of origin, sociocultural setting, or context.

methodsThis review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. An initial search of PubMed identified keywords and Medical Subject Headings terms. A second search of PubMed, Embase, Clarivate Analytics/Web of Science Core Collection, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the Wiley/Cochrane Library will follow. Two independent reviewers will perform title and abstract screening, retrieve and review full-text studies, and extract data. The reference lists of all included sources will be screened for additional CHI's or relevant publications about a specific CHI. Data charting will be utilised based on study characteristics and intervention complexity. A 39-item instrument will be used to explore the details in the description of the CHI's development, evaluation, and implementation. The results will be presented in tables, visual outputs, and a narrative summary in response to the review questions. DISCUSSION: The proposed review will generate evidence which may provide a direction for the future design of studies on CHI's to prevent ECC and more complete information for those who want to adopt successful interventions to prevent ECC.

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Delivery of Health CareDental Caries SusceptibilityChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMass ScreeningPregnancyScoping Reviews as Topic

Identifiers

PMID36215315
PMCPMC9550072
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