1,305
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2017
Standard letter
Standard referral letter according to Ohio Department of Health Bureau guidelines. This letter is consistent with others used across the country.
Intervention letter
Referral letter based on the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation (CSM). The letter includes the cognitive dimensions of the CSM (identity, cause, timeline, consequences and control).
Reduced intervention letter
"Reduced (removing text corresponding to timeline) CSM theory-based referral letter. The letter includes the remaining cognitive dimensions of the CSM (identity, cause, consequences and control)."
DIG
Dental information guide (DIG) to reinforce/change illness perception, knowledge about dental caries, and resources to seek care. DIG is a brochure with illustrations which provides myths and facts about dental caries, hints for getting dental care, making appointments and Medicaid access, transportation and dentist availability resources.
Reduced DIG
"Text and illustrations related to the timeline construct of the CSM have been removed in the reduced dental information guide."
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
University of Washington, Seattle
University of Washington
OTHER
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
NIH
Harvard University
OTHER
Case Western Reserve University
OTHER