Oral health promotion for rural adolescents: A process evaluation of a co‐designed pilot program.

Introduction: Adolescents living in rural areas are more likely to have poorer oral health compared with their metropolitan counterparts. Co‐design is emerging as an effective method for developing health promotion programs that meets the needs of stakeholders; however, little evidence exists to inf...

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Publicado en:Australian Journal of Rural Health Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1126 - 1139
Autores principales: Tchaba, Elsin, Satur, Julie, Reid, Carol, Burrows, Jenny
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2023
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          Tchaba, Elsin
          Satur, Julie
          Reid, Carol
          Burrows, Jenny
        affil: Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria,, Australia
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          Oral Health Education
          Rural Areas Victoria
          Students, High School Psychosocial Factors
          Health Promotion
          Program Development
          Program Evaluation
          Student Attitudes Evaluation
          School Health Services
          Human
          Adolescence
          Victoria
          Qualitative Studies
          Semi-Structured Interview Methods
          Audiorecording
          Thematic Analysis
          Social Determinants of Health
          Health Knowledge
          Data Analysis Software
          Purposive Sample
          Seminars and Workshops
          Health Behavior
          Social Skills
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: Introduction: Adolescents living in rural areas are more likely to have poorer oral health compared with their metropolitan counterparts. Co‐design is emerging as an effective method for developing health promotion programs that meets the needs of stakeholders; however, little evidence exists to inform successful co‐designed oral health promotion programs for rural adolescents. Objective: The aim of this study is to understand the value of a co‐designed oral health promotion program undertaken with rural adolescents in northeast Victoria with objectives to: Co‐design an oral health promotion program with rural adolescents.Evaluate the program for appropriateness, acceptability, and feasibility.Make recommendations for program refinement and scalability. Design: Study participants included year 11 and 12 students in a rural secondary school in Northern Victoria (n=2), who collaboratively along with schoolteachers, and the local health service staff led by an oral health therapist, co‐designed, and delivered an oral gealth promotion program in their schools. This qualitative study used semi‐structured group interviews (n = 8) to evaluate the co‐design process and impact. Audio‐recorded interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed using a co‐design evaluation toolkit as a framework for analysis. Findings: Qualitative inductive analysis revealed three main thematic categories around participant benefits (intended and unintended learning outcomes; interpersonal skills), the quality of the process (value of co‐design, qualities of facilitators, and engagement); and scalability and replicability. Conclusion: The study indicates that co‐design was both acceptable and appropriate for designing an oral health promotion program for rural adolescents delivering unexpected benefits. Building the capacity of schoolteachers could offer sustainable and cost‐effective solutions for scalability.
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