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Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations Community & Environmental Health Fall 2016 Application of a Theory-Based Educational Intervention to Increase the Frequency of Performing Oral Health Assessments on Children Among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Nurses Denise Michelle Claiborne Old Dominion University, dclaibor@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/commhealth_etds Part of the Dentistry Commons, and the Nursing Commons Recommended Citation Claiborne, Denise M "Application of a Theory-Based Educational Intervention to Increase the Frequency of Performing Oral Health Assessments on Children Among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Nurses" (2016) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, Community & Environ Health, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/yev1-kc44 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/commhealth_etds/1 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Community & Environmental Health at ODU Digital Commons It has been accepted for inclusion in Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons For more information, please contact digitalcommons@odu.edu APPLICATION OF A THEORY-BASED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION TO INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF PERFORMING ORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS ON CHILDREN AMONG ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND NURSES by Denise Michelle Claiborne B.S May 2010, Old Dominion University B.S May 2010, Old Dominion University M.S December 2011, Old Dominion University A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY December 2016 Approved by: Susan J Daniel (Director) Muge Akpinar-Elci (Member) Linda Bennington (Member) ABSTRACT APPLICATION OF A THEORY-BASED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION TO INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF PERFORMING ORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS ON CHILDREN AMONG ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND NURSES Denise Michelle Claiborne Old Dominion University, 2016 Director: Dr Susan Daniel The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of a theory-based educational intervention would increase the frequency of performing oral health assessments (OHAs) during well-child visits among nurses A randomized experimental design was conducted to determine if the educational intervention would improve frequency of performing OHAs, in addition to, knowledge, confidence in performing OHAs, and advising parents Using a non-probability sampling frame, “snowball technique,” a total of 46 participants were recruited After exclusion criteria, 33 advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), registered nurses (RNs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs); were randomized into a control or experimental group Data collection occurred over a four-week period An adapted validated 21-question survey designed through Qualtrics© software was used to measure oral health-related practices on children of all participants at pre and post-intervention The electronically delivered intervention was a continuing education (CE) course that focused on children’s oral health Participants in the experimental group received the CE course immediately following completion of the electronic survey whereas; participants in the control group received the CE course content after completing the post-survey at weeks At weeks, a trivia question related to children’s oral health, and a brochure, “Promoting Oral Health” sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics was electronically delivered Participants received free CME credit as an incentive for participating and completing all portions of the study A two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) mixed design statistical analysis was used to determine statistical significant difference (p =