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Table 1 Schedule of processes and assessments

From: Behavioural intervention to promote the uptake of planned care in urgent dental care attenders: study protocol for the RETURN randomised controlled trial

Procedures

Screening /Baseline

RETURN Intervention Group

Control Group

Follow-up

6 months (+/− 4 weeks)

12 months (+/− 4 weeks)

18 months (+/− 4 weeks)

Assessment of Eligibility Criteria

X

     

Signed consent form

X

     

Urgent dental treatment (trial processes and intervention around delivery of urgent care)

(X)

(X)

(X)

   

Collection of Contact Details, including Home Postcode (to determine IMD as a mediator)

X

     

Verification of NHS BSA Matching Descriptors

   

Xd

Xd

Xd

Collection of RQ6 numbera

X

     

Self-Reported Assessments

Socio-economic status (Education level, employment and benefit status)

X

  

Xb

Xb

Xb

Age

X

     

Gender (including ‘prefer not to say’)

X

     

Ethnicity

X

     

OHIP-14

X

  

X

X

X

Halitosis and Bad Taste

X

  

X

X

X

EQ-5D-5L questionnaire

X

  

X

X

X

Protection motivation theory questionnaire

X

Xc

Xc

X

X

 

Modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS)

X

  

X

X

X

Use of Routine Dental Practices and Type (NHS or Private)

X

  

X

X

X

Use of Student Teaching Pathway (Dental Hospitals)

X

  

X

X

X

Use of Dental Care Practices, including access centres)

X

  

X

X

X

Attendance at a dental service at baseline, and any subsequent urgent, or planned, dental care at follow-up

X

  

X

X

X

Use of General Medical Practice for Urgent Dental Care

X

  

X

X

X

Use of A&E for Urgent Dental Care

X

  

X

X

X

Hospital In-patient Care for Dental Problems

X

  

X

X

X

Hospital Out-patient Care, including Dental Hospitals

X

  

X

X

X

Prescription of antibiotics and/or analgesics within the last 6 months

X

  

X

X

X

Health Economics Participant Questionnaire (including cost of dental treatment, expenses due to dental care, days off work, travel expenses, non-prescription medications [CSRI])

   

X

X

X

Participant randomised and allocation provided

X

     

Administration of RETURN Intervention

 

X

    

Record Intervention Delivery Timing (before, or after, urgent care treatment)

 

X

    

Participant’s Goal and Action Plan

 

X

    

Participant ‘Thank you’ video

 

X

X

   

Participant Voucher Reimbursement

 

X

X

X

X

X

Dental team

Date of urgent dental care visit, participant sex and date of birth.

X

     
  1. aParticipants recruited in Dental Hospital only
  2. bEmployment status only
  3. cRETURN Intervention and Control Groups will complete second protection motivation theory questionnaire after being shown the Thank you video
  4. dParticipant name, date of birth and postcode. If participant postcode has changed from baseline, then the month that the participant changed their address will also be collected