구강보건교육 중재에 관한 국내 문헌 분석

Abstract

This study seeks to present the direction of future study on oral health education by analyzing the intervention and results of oral health education intervention based on literature review with the focus on health education theories reported in Korean academic journals. Of the total of 45,969 papers published in academic journals from 1970 to October 2016, 56 theses were finally selected for this study analysis. Concerning the intervention of oral health education; educational method, media, contents, duration, frequency, analysis time and results were identified. Based on survey and dental exam; knowledge, attitude, practice and index were analyzed. The followings are study findings and suggestions for future Korean study on oral health education; First, a dominating number of studies looked in post-educational changes, being limited to investigating educational results. It is necessary to predict changes and examine influencing variables in studies. Moreover, oral health education will need to be researched based on diverse health educational theories. Second, study subjects were limited mainly to primary schools and primary-school students. More diversified contents, method, media, etc. should be researched and developed as well as oral health education intervention according to life cycle and living-base setting. Third, it was found that many studies implementing oral health education did not specifically present educational method, media, contents, duration, etc. Program or project cases were found in 46.4% of the studies but some of them were not verified or developed by researchers themselves. It is necessary to present oral health education intervention, research effect on change and difference, and develop proven program in the future. Forth, most of the studies were qualitative study surveying oral health education results and dental exam was conducted in some cases. Tools measuring results were found varied according to the purpose of researchers. It is necessary to present the results of oral health education in the evidence-based manner.