Patient awareness of orthodontic mobile phone apps

Sharif, Mohammad Owaise; Siddiqui, Nausheen Rashida; Hodges, SJ

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“…On the patient side, a majority of them were not aware of the possibility of telemonitoring, confirming the results of a study by Sharif et al [ 34 ]. Some of them declared that the use of telemonitoring was not indicative of high tech and high-quality treatment.…”

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Attitude towards Telemonitoring in Orthodontists and Orthodontic Patients

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the attitude of dentists and patients towards the use of Dental MonitoringTM (DM), an orthodontic telemonitoring software. Thus, two different specially prepared specific questionnaires were administered to 80 dentists (40 were general dentists and 40 orthodontists) and 80 orthodontic patients. All dentists judged positively telemonitoring, as 96.25% of them considered telemonitoring indicative of high tech and high-quality treatment; 100% considered it a way to reduce the number of in-office visits; 17.5% agreed on a weekly telemonitoring frequency, 40% on a biweekly, and 42.5% on a lower frequency. Further, 97.5% of patients judged positively telemonitoring; 81.25% of them considered telemonitoring indicative of high-tech treatment; 81.25% declared to be interested in reducing the number of in-office visits through telemonitoring; 27.5% agreed on taking self-picture every week, 57.5% every two weeks, and 15% on a lower frequency. Both patients and dentists positively judged telemonitoring, considering it a technologically advanced tool increasing the perception of quality and accuracy of the treatment. Both groups were interested in reducing the number of in-office visits, although not all of them revealed to be ready to invest more money and time in it.

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Attitude towards Telemonitoring in Orthodontists and Orthodontic Patients

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“…Recently, the availability of apps has provided an alternative method to attempt to change behaviour and improve compliance. There is a rapidly increasing availability of apps, with 305 orthodontic apps being identified in the UK Apple App Store and Google Play Store in 2019 [ 6 – 8 ]; additionally, there is a demand by patients to use apps to aid with treatment [ 9 ]. It is possible that there will be better engagement with apps than other methods of information provision.…”

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Orthodontic apps: an assessment of quality (using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)) and behaviour change techniques (BCTs)

2021

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Background Apps have been shown to be an effective tool in changing patients’ behaviours in orthodontics and can be used to improve their compliance with treatment. The Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs) and quality (using MARS) within these apps have previously not been published. Objectives To evaluate the quality of these apps aiming to change behaviour. To assess BCTs used in patient focused orthodontic apps. Methods The UK Google Play and Apple App Stores were searched to identify all orthodontic apps and 305 apps were identified. All 305 apps were assessed for the presence of BCTs using an accepted taxonomy of BCTs (Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW)), widely utilised in healthcare. Of those containing BCTs, the quality was assessed using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), a validated and multi-dimensional tool which rates apps according to 19 objective criteria. Data collection was carried out by two calibrated, independent assessors and repeated after 6 weeks for 25% of the apps by both assessors. Results BCTs were found in 31 apps, although only 18 of them were analysed for quality and 13 apps were excluded. Six different BCTs were identified: these were most commonly ‘prompts/cues’, and ‘information about health consequences’. All apps were shown to be of moderate quality (range 3.1–3.7/5). Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability for BCT and quality assessment were excellent. Conclusions The current availability of orthodontic apps of sufficient quality to recommend to patients is very limited. There is therefore a need for high-quality orthodontic apps with appropriate BCTs to be created, which may be utilised to improve patients’ compliance with treatment.

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“…Patients’ expectations of orthodontic treatment may be related to their previous dental or medical experiences, family and friends’ orthodontic experiences, and information from the Internet, television, advertising and phone apps (Newton and Cunningham, 2013; Sharif et al, 2019). A further source of patients’ expectations are negative experiences such as self-consciousness about their dental malocclusion, which motivates them to seek orthodontic treatment in an attempt to resolve these feelings (Ryan et al, 2012).…”

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How do you identify the patient with ‘high expectations’ of orthodontic treatment: An empirical approach

2020

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Objectives: To identify an empirical method for identifying patients with ‘high expectations’ of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances using a questionnaire-based approach. Design: Secondary analysis of data from four studies which collected data on patients’ expectations of orthodontic treatment using the same questionnaire. Setting: Secondary care orthodontic services. Participants: All four datasets comprised new patients aged 12–15 years, with no history of orthodontic treatment, who fulfilled the criteria for NHS treatment using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). Unpublished dataset 1 comprised 100 participants, while dataset 2 had 70 participants, dataset 3 had 67 participants and dataset 4 comprised 40 participants. Methods: The questionnaire utilised in all studies had a question which asked respondents to rate seven different expectations of outcome relating to straight teeth, better smile, ease of eating, speaking, cleaning teeth, improved career prospects and social confidence. Dataset 1 was analysed to determine the proportion of patients who had rated all seven outcome expectation items at a maximum score. Similar analyses were performed for the other three datasets to explore the trend in the proportion of patients with high expectations over time. Results: For dataset 1, 2.0% of participants had high expectations, as defined by their scores on the questionnaire. The proportions for the datasets 2, 3 and 4 were 4.0%, 4.5% and 2.5%, respectively. Conclusion: The method outlined provides an empirical basis for identifying patients with statistically infrequent high expectations. This can potentially help clinicians in the management of such patients.

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Patient awareness of orthodontic mobile phone apps

Cited by 19 publications

References 10 publications

Attitude towards Telemonitoring in Orthodontists and Orthodontic Patients

Attitude towards Telemonitoring in Orthodontists and Orthodontic Patients

Orthodontic apps: an assessment of quality (using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)) and behaviour change techniques (BCTs)

How do you identify the patient with ‘high expectations’ of orthodontic treatment: An empirical approach

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