User Evaluation of Mobile Application for Dental Caries Management in Children and Adolescents
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usability of the Korean CAMBRA mobile application ('CAMBRA-students') developed for caries management in children and adolescents by users' evaluation. METHODS: The users consisting of 20 parents of elementary school students and 64 middle school students selected for the caries management programme were evaluated for usability using the user Mobile App Rating Scale (uMARS), application quality and efficacy. RESULTS: Overall, the participants evaluated the 'CAMBRA-students' app's quality, efficacy and usability as adequate. In the quality of the mobile application, the system quality was rated the highest with 4.10 and the gestural design with 4.13 in the usability evaluation using uMARS. The average score for efficacy of the mobile application was 4.08. In addition, middle school students rated the mobile app more highly than parents in all evaluations. There were no significant differences in the quality and efficacy of the mobile app according to caries risk group. Overall, the user evaluation of the 'CAMBRA-students' application in this study found the quality, efficacy and usability of the application to be generally satisfactory. CONCLUSION: In the future, if the 'CAMBRA-students' application is used in conjunction with clinicians for the systematic management of dental caries in children and adolescents, patient-centred oral care can be provided according to the risk of caries and, ultimately, contribute to the promotion of oral health in children and adolescents.
DOI: 10.1111/idh.70004
Authors: An‐Na Yeo, Yu‐Min Kang, Su‐Young Lee
Institutions: United States Department of the Army, Namseoul University
Language: English
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Award: G6186608835
OpenAlex ID: W4416138154