Will Parents Participate in and Comply with Programs and Regimens Using Xylitol for Preventing Acute Otitis Media in Their Children?

Autor/inn/en	Danhauer, Jeffrey L.; Johnson, Carole E.; Baker, Jason A.; Ryu, Jung A.; Smith, Rachel A.; Umeda, Claire J.
Titel	Will Parents Participate in and Comply with Programs and Regimens Using Xylitol for Preventing Acute Otitis Media in Their Children?
Quelle	In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 46 (2015) 2, S.127-140 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-1461
DOI	10.1044/2015_LSHSS-14-0048
Schlagwörter	Diseases; Compliance (Psychology); Parent Attitudes; Preschool Children; Kindergarten; Questionnaires; Human Body; Prevention; Health Promotion; Child Health; Parent Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Disease; Krankheit; Elternverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Fragebogen; Menschlicher Körper; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule
Abstract	Purpose: Antiadhesive properties in xylitol, a natural sugar alcohol, can help prevent acute otitis media (AOM) in children by inhibiting harmful bacteria from colonizing and adhering to oral and nasopharyngeal areas and traveling to the Eustachian tube and middle ear. This study investigated parents' willingness to use and comply with a regimen of xylitol for preventing AOM in their preschool-and kindergarten-aged children. Method: An Internet questionnaire was designed and administered to parents of young children in preschool and kindergarten settings. Results: Most parents were unaware of xylitol's use for AOM and would not likely comply with regimens for preventing AOM in their children; however, parents having previous knowledge of xylitol and whose children had a history of AOM would be more likely to do so. Conclusions: Generally, most of these parents did not know about xylitol and probably would not use it to prevent ear infections. Unfortunately, these results parallel earlier findings for teachers and schools, which present obstacles for establishing ear infection prevention programs using similar protocols for young children. The results showed that considerable education and age-appropriate vehicles for administering xylitol are needed before establishing AOM prevention programs in schools and/or at home. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01