USING TELEVISION TO PROMOTE CHILD TOOTHBRUSHING

本研究的目的是提供一个初步的评价， 电视节目的有效性，以促进 幼儿园年龄的儿童刷牙， 指导父母以有效的方式提高孩子的 刷牙 受试者为5岁0个月至6岁0的儿童 几个月和他们的父母 家庭将通过 孩子的学校，并将被随机分配到四个之一， 实验组。 实验条件为： 治疗组接受前测、后测和随访 评估;治疗组接受后测和随访 评估;一个没有接受预测试的治疗组， 后测试和随访评估;以及无治疗组 接受后测和后续评估。 父母 接受实验性治疗的病人将在20分钟内 通过有线电视播放的电视节目。 程序 将指导和激励父母使用行为 修改技术的建模，加固，指导 实践，并提示增加他们的孩子的刷牙。 该电视节目将利用社会建模格式， 一个故事线显示一对夫妇，因为他们试图提高他们的孩子的 刷牙 无治疗受试者将接受无 指示或干预。 将使用以下重复评估来评价治疗： 儿童口腔菌斑水平和父母自我报告的策略 鼓励孩子刷牙。 此外，影响 父母口腔健康信念对父母行为和儿童牙菌斑的影响 水平将被评估。 相关测量值将在 治疗前、治疗后和治疗后6个月。 这项研究的结果将提供一个评估的能力， 一个最小的接触父母为基础的干预交付在一个 透过电视宣传改善青少年的口腔健康行为 孩子 这种治疗方式和方法具有 在广泛的口腔健康促进工作中使用的潜力。 因此，本研究不仅将评估 具体的治疗，但也将提供有关的信息， 社会建模格式和电视广播的潜力 其他干预措施。

The aim of this study is to provide a preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of a television program to promote the toothbrushing to kindergarten aged children by motivating and instructing parents in effective ways to increase their child's toothbrushing. The subjects will be children aged 5 years 0 months to 6 years 0 months and their parents. Families will be recruited through the child's school and will be randomly assigned to one of four experimental groups. The experimental conditions will be: a treatment group receiving pretesting, posttesting, and follow up asessments; a treatment group receiving posttesing and follow up asessments; a no treatment group receiving pretesting, posttesting, and follow up assessments; and a no treatment group receiving posttesting and follow up asessments. The parents receiving the experimental treatment will view a 20 minute television program broadcast over cable television. The program will instruct and motivate the parents to use behavior modification techniques of modeling, reinforcement, guided practice, and prompting to increase their child's toothbrushing. The television program will utilize a social modeling format with a story line showing a couple as they try to improve their child's toothbrushing. The no treatment subjects will receive no instructions or interventions. The treatment will be evaluated using repeated assessments of child oral plaque levels and parent self-report of strategies used to encourage child child toothbrushing. In addition, the influence of parent oral health beliefs on parent behavior and child plaque levels will be assessed. Dependent measures will be obtained at pre treatment, post treatment, and 6 months post treatment. The results of this study will provide an assessment of the ability of a minimal contact parent-based intervention delivered in a televised format to improve the oral health behaviors of young children. This format and method of treatment delivery have the potential for use in a wide range of oral health promotion efforts. Therefore, this study will not only evaluate the effectiveness of a specific treatment, but will also provide information about the potential of a social modeling format and television broadcasting for other interventions.