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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedBurgette JM, Preisser JS, Rozier RG
Access to preventive services after the integration of oral health care into early childhood education and medical care.
The authors compared children enrolled in North Carolina Early Head Start (EHS) programs with similar children enrolled in Medicaid but not EHS on the use of POHS. They analyzed 4 dependent variables (oral assessment by medical health care provider, oral assessment by oral health care provider, fluoride application by medical health care provider, fluoride application by oral health care provider) by using multivariate logistic regression that controlled for covariates.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Burgette JM, Preisser JS, Rozier RG .
Access to preventive services after the integration of oral health care into early childhood education and medical care.
J Am Dent Assoc 2018 Dec;149(12):1024-31.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2018.07.019..
Keywords: Access to Care, Children/Adolescents, Dental and Oral Health, Health Services Research (HSR), Medicaid, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Prevention
Weintraub JA, Zimmerman S, Ward K
Improving nursing home residents' oral hygiene: results of a cluster randomized intervention trial.
This paper describes a 2-year cluster randomized trial of Mouth Care Without a Battle (MCWB) that was conducted in nursing homes (NHs) to determine if recommended mouth care practices provided by NH staff could improve residents' oral hygiene and denture outcomes. The investigators found that training NH staff to attend to residents' oral hygiene and denture care had a sustained, favorable impact on residents' oral and denture hygiene after 24 months compared with usual care.
AHRQ-funded; HS022298.
Citation: Weintraub JA, Zimmerman S, Ward K .
Improving nursing home residents' oral hygiene: results of a cluster randomized intervention trial.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2018 Dec;19(12):1086-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.09.036.
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Keywords: Dental and Oral Health, Elderly, Nursing Homes
Yoon S, Odlum M, Lee Y
Applying deep learning to understand predictors of tooth mobility among urban Latinos.
In this study, the investigators applied deep learning algorithms to build correlate models that predicted tooth mobility in a convenience sample of urban Latinos. The authors suggest that their application was useful for gaining insights into the most important modifiable and non-modifiable factors predicting tooth mobility, and maybe useful for guiding targeted interventions in urban Latinos.
AHRQ-funded; HS019853.
Citation: Yoon S, Odlum M, Lee Y .
Applying deep learning to understand predictors of tooth mobility among urban Latinos.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2018;251:241-44..
Keywords: Dental and Oral Health, Elderly, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health
Yoon S, Choi T, Odlum M
Machine learning to identify behavioral determinants of oral health in inner city older Hispanic adults.
In this study, the investigators applied machine learning techniques to a community-based behavioral dataset to build prediction models to gain insights about minority dental health and population aging as the foundation for future interventions for urban Hispanics. Their application of machine learning techniques identified emotional and systemic factors such as chronic stress and health literacy as the strongest predictors of self-reported dental health among hundreds of possible variables.
AHRQ-funded; HS019853.
Citation: Yoon S, Choi T, Odlum M .
Machine learning to identify behavioral determinants of oral health in inner city older Hispanic adults.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2018;251:253-56..
Keywords: Dental and Oral Health, Elderly, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health
Burgette JM, Preisser JS, Weinberger M
Absence of a moderating effect of parent health literacy on Early Head Start enrollment and dental use.
The purpose of the study was to examine the moderating effect of parents' health literacy (HL) on the effectiveness of North Carolina Early Head Start (EHS) in improving children's dental use. The investigators found that parents in EHS had a higher prevalence of low HL compared to non-EHS parents. Parents' HL did not moderate the relationship between EHS and child dental use, suggesting that EHS results in similar improvements in dental use regardless of parent's HL levels.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Burgette JM, Preisser JS, Weinberger M .
Absence of a moderating effect of parent health literacy on Early Head Start enrollment and dental use.
J Public Health Dent 2018 Jun;78(3):257-65. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12269..
Keywords: Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Dental and Oral Health, Health Literacy