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[The influential factors of patients' compliance with supportive periodontal therapy]
Fang Du1, Peng-lai Wang, Zong-xiang Liu
1School of Stomatology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu Province, China. dujianglan@163.com
Purpose:
To discuss the influential factors of patients' compliance with chronic periodontitis during supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) period and the counter measures.
Methods:
Chronic periodontal patients completing intial non-surgical therapy with SPT were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire after 2 years by outpatient follow-up and telephone interviews to obtain information for analysis.
Results:
One hundred and one effective scales were collected. Factors influenced patients' compliance including disease awareness, health care quality, age, education level, economic status and so on.
Conclusions:
There are many factors influencing patients' compliance, and the key to improve patient compliance is that doctors should instruct the patients appropriately, follow up annually, and improve the quality of medical services.
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