Factors influencing implementation and sustainability of interventions to improve oral health and related health behaviours in adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: a mixed-methods systematic review

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Title: Factors influencing implementation and sustainability of interventions to improve oral health and related health behaviours in adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: a mixed-methods systematic review
Authors: Clare Bambra, Sheena E Ramsay, Richard G Watt, Dawn Craig, Falko F Sniehotta, Eileen Kaner, Martha Paisi, Catherine Richmond, Emma A Adams, Emma C Joyes, Laura J McGowan, David Landes, Deepti A John, Fiona R Beyer
Source: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2024)
Publisher Information: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms: Medicine
More Details: Objectives Among people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD), poor oral health is common and linked to smoking, substance use and high sugar intake. Studies have explored interventions addressing oral health and related behaviours; however, factors related to the implementation of these interventions remain unclear. This mixed-methods systematic review aimed to synthesise evidence on the implementation and sustainability of interventions to improve oral health and related health behaviours among adults experiencing SMD.Methods Bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, EBSCO, Scopus) and grey literature were searched from inception to February 2023. Studies meeting the inclusion criteria were screened and extracted independently by two researchers. Quality appraisal was undertaken, and results were synthesised using narrative and thematic analyses.Results Seventeen papers were included (published between 1995 and 2022). Studies were mostly of moderate quality and included views from SMD groups and service providers. From the qualitative synthesis, most findings were related to aspects such as trust, resources and motivation levels of SMD groups and service providers. None of the studies reported on diet and none included repeated offending (one of the aspects of SMD). From the quantitative synthesis, no difference was observed in programme attendance between the interventions and usual care, although there was some indication of sustained improvements in participation in the intervention group.Conclusion This review provides some evidence that trust, adequate resources and motivation levels are potentially important in implementing interventions to improve oral health and substance use among SMD groups. Further research is needed from high quality studies and focusing on diet in this population.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020202416.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2044-6055
Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e080160.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080160
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/ca826ecdb1ba4041ba54888086015064
Accession Number: edsdoj.826ecdb1ba4041ba54888086015064
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20446055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080160
Published in:BMJ Open
Language:English