22 May 2024 : Clinical Research
Impact of Patient Education Formats on Treatment Adherence and Denture Hygiene in Edentulous Patients: A Comparative Study
Youssef Abdullah Algarni1CDEFG, Rashmi S. Gupta2ABCEF, Lakshya Kumar3ABCEF, Khurshid Mattoo4ACDEF*, Syed M. Yassin5CDEFG, Mohammad Zahir Kota6CDEFG, Fawaz Abdul Hamid Baig6CDEG, Mohammed Ibrahim6CDEFG, Suheel Manzoor Baba1CDEFG, Shadi Abdullah Hamzi7BCEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.944175
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944175
Table 4 Comparative evaluation of average number of instructions of different study groups for 9 different categories of PEM instructions at 2 different post prosthetic rehabilitation time intervals (1 day and 7 days).
| Category | Timing | Gp Ve (Verbal)(n=30) | Gp A (Audio)(n=30) | Gp Vi (Video)(n=30) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | P value | Mean±SD | P value | Mean±SD | P value | ||
| I (n=10) | 1 D | 0.433±0.504 | 0.040* | 3.233±0.817 | 0.0168* | 2.367±0.927 | 0.0022* |
| 7 D | 0.867±0.507 | 4.100±1.093 | 3.667±1.124 | ||||
| II (n=5) | 1 D | 1.00±0.455 | 0.000* | 2.633±0.490 | 0.0996 | 2.300±0.46 | 0.0037* |
| 7 D | 1.966±0.668 | 3.100±0.876 | 3.200±0.664 | ||||
| III (n=3) | 1 D | 1.266±0.639 | 0.004* | 2.333±0.66 | 0.0100* | 2.267±0.449 | 0.0045* |
| 7 D | 1.967±0.490 | 2.867±0.345 | 2.833±0.379 | ||||
| IV (n=5) | 1 D | 0.600±0.563 | 0.007* | 2.533±0.628 | 0.1608 | 2.400±0.621 | 0.0123* |
| 7 D | 1.200±0.550 | 2.800±0.484 | 3.033±0.614 | ||||
| V (n=10) | 1 D | 2.533±0.681 | 0.000* | 5.433±1.072 | 0.0110* | 5.767±0.678 | 0.0003* |
| 7 D | 3.700±0.876 | 6.567±1.104 | 7.600±0.563 | ||||
| VI (n=5) | 1 D | 0.167±0.379 | 0.374 | 1.100±0.803 | 0.7078 | 0.500±0.572 | 0.0951 |
| 7 D | 0.267±0.449 | 1.200±0.484 | 0.800±0.406 | ||||
| VII(n=20) | 1 D | 4.633±1.321 | 0.000* | 11.500±3.048 | 0.0072* | 11.600±2.094 | 0.0001* |
| 7 D | 7.467±1.591 | 13.533±1.525 | 14.370±1.245 | ||||
| VIII (n=6) | 1 D | 0.200±0.406 | 0.586 | 0.500±0.508 | 0.0226* | 0.433±0.504 | 0.0209* |
| 7 D | 0.300±0.46 | 0.667±0.479 | 0.867±0.571 | ||||
| IX (n=4) | 1 D | 0.067±0.25 | 0.325 | 0.700±0.466 | 0.0169* | 0.333±0.479 | 0.4762 |
| 7 D | 0.033±0.182 | 0.933±0.253 | 0.4333±0.504 | ||||
| Gp – group; Ve – verbal/written; A – audio; Vi – video; N – number; % – percentage; M – mean; SD – standard deviation; D – day/days. Category types: I – Nature of prosthesis; II – First oral feeling; III – Sialorrhea-Excess saliva; IV – Speech; V – Mastication; VI – Individuality of patient; VII – Tissue and prosthesis hygiene; VIII – Tongue position; IX – Miscellaneous. Statistical significance: * P * marks for comparison between first and second appointment. | |||||||






