Humans ; Hygiene ; education ; Information Dissemination ; methods ; Public Health ; education

Health Education, Dental ; Humans ; Oral Health ; Orthodontics ; methods

Competency-Based Education ; Education, Medical ; methods ; Health Personnel ; education ; Humans ; Philippines ; Program Evaluation ; Teaching ; methods

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to develop and test effects of flipped learning on a health education program for allergic rhinitis patients. METHODS: The study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design, with 38 participants (experimental group: 19, control group: 19). The education program for allergic rhinitis patients with flipped learning developed for this study was conducted in pre-class, in-class, and post-class stages for a total of 12 weeks. For the in-class stage, a TREAT model suitable for patient education program was developed. Data were analyzed with an independent t-test and repeated measures ANOVA. RESULTS: The experimental group showed significant improvement in knowledge (F=15.029, p<.001), self-efficacy (F=6.814, p<.001) and self-care behavior (F=41.761, p<.001). In addition, subjective symptoms (F=61.453, p<.001) and quality of life (F=52.413, p<.001) improved. CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that flipped learning in an education program is an effective method for those in their twenties persistent moderate-severe allergic rhinitis. Therefore, the education program for allergic rhinitis developed by this study is actively recommended for nurses or health managers at universities to educate subjects in their twenties with allergic rhinitis.
Education ; Health Education ; Humans ; Learning ; Methods ; Patient Education as Topic ; Quality of Life ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; Self Care

The purpose of this study was to focus on the number of brushing strokes among the performance factors and identify if the 10 times stroke of the rolling method is rational. Moreover, we evaluated the changes in oral health knowledge, perception, and behavior after our rolling method instruction. The 10-stroke method of toothbrushing has been regarded as an effective method of removal of dental plaque, although there is little evidence to support this claim. We allocated 40 healthy subjects to two intervention groups. During five visits, we measured a score for dental plaque removal and instructed the subjects on a toothbrushing technique with 5 or 10 strokes per section. At the initial and final visits, subjects completed a questionnaire on one designed specifically for this study about oral health knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the dental plaque removal score between the groups, and the changes in scores within each group over time. We also compared changes in mean scores in oral health knowledge, perceptions and behaviors before and after toothbrushing instruction. We found that the score for dental plaque removal increased with each additional toothbrushing instruction in both groups (p < 0.001). However, we found no differences in the dental plaque removal scores between the 5-stroke and 10-stroke groups (p=0.399). The levels of oral health knowledge, perceptions and behaviors increased after the toothbrushing instructions in both groups. Our findings suggest that there is no advantage in emphasizing the 10-stroke method of toothbrushing in an oral health education program.
Dental Plaque ; Education* ; Health Education ; Healthy Volunteers ; Methods ; Oral Health ; Stroke* ; Toothbrushing*

We selected a patient with physiological bad breath from among the outpatients with bad breath that have visited the halitosis control clinic in KUMC. We identified the factors that were associated with the development of bad breath and assessed the occurrence of discomfort in the mouth; thereafter, we were able to prescribe a treatment method for the patient. We determined the daily routine of the patient through a questionnaire and a diary of dietary life. From these analyses, we deduced the factors associated with her physiologic halitosis. We combined this information with the results of analysis of her oral and exhaled gas measurements, nasal gas measurements by oral malodor measuring devices, and salivary measurements to develop a treatment method that we prescribed to the patient. We conclude that oral health education, including correction of the patient's mismanaged oral-care methods and routines, could act as an alternative treatment method for patients with physiologic halitosis in Korea.
Diagnosis* ; Education ; Halitosis* ; Humans ; Korea ; Methods ; Mouth ; Oral Health ; Outpatients

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of smartphones to address parents' educational needs. METHODS: The participants were parents of children under 18 years old, Participants were 347 parents (222 mothers, 125 fathers). Data were collected from August, 15 to September, 2, 2016 using self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA with the SPSS WIN 21.0 program. RESULTS: Parents had an average score of 3.30 (±.41) for the need to have smartphone health education. Among the educational subcategories, 'child and family' showed the highest average for educational needs (3.40, ±.57). According to the demographic characteristics of the participants, there were significant difference in parents' age (t=4.354, p=.014), and parents' who have received health education versus parents who have not (t=2.483, p=.014). CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that the smartphone may be an effective educational method for parents.
Child ; Health Education* ; Humans ; Methods ; Mothers ; Parents* ; Smartphone

Beijing ; China ; Community Health Centers ; Education, Pharmacy ; methods ; Pharmacists ; Universities

This study provides explorative insights into the information and communication technology (ICT) for promoting the physical activity level. ICT has provided innovative ideas and perspectives for PA measurement, assessment, evaluation and health intervention. ICT that aims to increase exercise for the entire population should be of a well-oriented and easy-to-use design with the options of tailored and personalized feedback, coaching, and ranking and supporting; it should be capable of setting goals and working with a schedule and be accompanied by a website to provide overviews of the users' exercise results and progress.
Exercise ; psychology ; Health Behavior ; Health Education ; methods ; Health Promotion ; methods ; Humans ; Internet ; Mobile Applications ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; methods ; Smartphone

Operation training is the basic training of acupuncture, which includes practicing finger force and finger feeling. During practicing, it is essential to comprehend that needle is the carrier of force, and the force should be exerted through the needle, meaning the finger force should be put into the needle. There are four basic skills, including practicing qi, practicing finger, practicing spirit and practicing technique. Besides, there are three combinations, which are combination of spirit and finger, combination of force and qi and combination of qi and spirit. It is required to seek movement from peace and achieve fast from stable, also it needs to be swift through being steady, be dynamic through being static and be ingenious through being subtle. The techniques in the 24-type simplex manipulation are recorded in the ancient literature, and some arrangement and supplement is added and then summarized to classify this manipulation into six groups, including (1) search and pinch acupoint, activate meridian by finger and by nail; (2) swing, hover, twist and rub the needle; (3) insert, withdraw, lift and thrust the needle; (4) scrape, flip, fly and rub needle handle; (5) pull, push, vibrate and bend the needle; (6) press meridian and acupoint, seek meridian qi and stir the needle. It could provide positive effect on distinguishing and comprehending the manipulation.
Acupuncture ; education ; instrumentation ; manpower ; Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; methods ; Health Personnel ; education ; Humans