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BMC Public Health

Background Little is known about girls’ use of a broad range of digital technologies to support a... more Background Little is known about girls’ use of a broad range of digital technologies to support a healthy lifestyle, particularly during the later adolescent years when they are expected to take greater responsibility for individually managing their health and wellbeing. The present study was designed to gain an in-depth understanding of adolescent girls’, 15 to 17 years of age, use of a broad range of digital technologies to support multiple healthy lifestyle purposes. Methods This study used a mixed-methods sequential research design (i.e. quantitative and qualitative data in two consecutive phases). A quantitative online survey was conducted to determine the use of digital technologies for healthy lifestyle purposes. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with a subset of survey respondents to explore factors influencing their technology use and preferences. Results Descriptive analysis of survey data (online survey, n = 336) demonstrated the popularity of social m...

Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry

This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Comm... more This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.

BMC Health Services Research

Background Edentulism is a state of having no teeth in the oral cavity, an irreversible condition... more Background Edentulism is a state of having no teeth in the oral cavity, an irreversible condition popularly known as the marker of disease burden on the oral health. For edentulous patients (EDPs) Complete Denture Prostheses (CDP) is a means to improve oral health. Due to limited studies in this area, this research aimed to explore the challenges faced by the EDPs during CDP service delivery in Fiji. Methods A directed descriptive qualitative study was conducted among EDPs attending Dental Prosthetic Clinics (DPCs) at the four centres in Fiji under purposive sampling. A semi-structured questionnaire with open ended questions was used for in-depth interview with EDPs who had worn CDP for 1 year via telephone. Participant responses were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed manually using thematic analysis. Results A total of 30 EDPs participated in the study. Six themes were identified as challenges faced by the EDPs during CDP service delivery in Fiji: lack of information, non...

BioMed Research International

Background and objectives. Edentulism is a major public health concern globally relating to exten... more Background and objectives. Edentulism is a major public health concern globally relating to extensive loss of teeth. Due to paucity of study, this research aimed to explore the perception of edentulous patients (EDPs) and dental professionals (DPs) towards care and maintenance given to complete denture prostheses (CDP) in Fiji. Methods. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted among 30 EDPs attending dental prosthetic clinics (DPCs) at the four centres in Fiji and 28 DPs at the four DPCs under purposive sampling. Semi-structured questionnaire with open-ended questions was used for in-depth interview (IDI) with EDPs via telephone and focus group discussion (FGD) with DPs virtually via Zoom. Participant responses were recorded and thematic analysis was used to manually analyze the verbatim transcripts. Results. Five themes were identified as perceptions of EDPs towards care and maintenance of CDP in Fiji: patient perceptions towards CDP, CDP care and maintenance, communication be...

Global Journal of Health Science, 2022

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of edentulism which is a major public health concern globally relating... more BACKGROUND: The prevalence of edentulism which is a major public health concern globally relating to extensive loss of teeth had reduced. For Edentulous Patients (EDPs), Complete Denture Prostheses (CDP) therapy is a known mode of treatment to improve the overall health and the Oral Health Related-Quality of Life (OHRQoL) with appropriate care and maintenance for its longevity. AIM: This literature review had been conducted containing the aim to gather the proficiency and ideas related to the factors that affect the care and maintenance of CDP and how it benefits the EDPs related to good CDP care practices. METHODS: Numerous electronic databases which included Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar and Open Grey literature in English language was used to search for the articles from January 1st 2005 to October 1st 2021 on factors that influenced care and maintenance of CDP. Associated article titles were chosen which was narrowed down to abstract of interested articles and the final 20 pref...