Impacto de dois diferentes tipos de recursos educacionais no nível de literacia em saúde bucal de adolescente

Resumo (EN)

Oral diseases are a known and still very prevalent public health issue among the general population. Its occurrence has already been exhaustively related to the decrease in the quality of life of affected individuals, as well as their caregivers. The importance of preventive treatment is also established and remarkably effective, with projects based on patient education and motivation being essential for this type of approach. The evaluation of oral health literacy provides information that allows processing and understanding the presence of gaps in basic health knowledge by the patients and based on its analysis it is possible to outline prevention and health promotion actions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of two different educational resources on the oral health literacy level of adolescents aged 12 to 14 years. The sample (n = 166) was divided into 4 groups: Group 1 (G1, n = 45) received guidance on oral hygiene in the form of an educational lecture; Group 2 (G2, n = 44) participated in an educational interactive game, Group 3 (G3, n = 44) received oral hygiene guidance in the form of an educational lecture followed by the educational interactive game, and control group (G4, n = 33), which did not receive any educational intervention. The sample's literacy was measured using the BREALD-30 tool at t0 and t1 (2 weeks after applying the health promotion measures). The study showed that all educational measures were effective in increasing the literacy score of the sample, and the application of the educational lecture followed by the game was the one that showed the greatest improvement in the literacy score.