在学术环境中提高患者对牙周病和全身病之间的关联的认识
William Carter1, Tamanna Tiwari2, Satheesh Elangovan3
1Division of Periodontics, Department of Diagnostic Sciences and Surgical Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Journal of periodontology
|April 12, 2024
概括
大多数患者仍然不知道牙周病 (PD) 与心血管疾病等全身性疾病之间的联系. 提高关于PD及其系统关联的健康素养对公共卫生至关重要.
科学领域:
- 口腔健康 口腔健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 系统性疾病流行病学
背景情况:
- 牙周病 (PD) 越来越多地与包括心血管疾病 (CVD),糖尿病 (DM),类风湿性关节炎 (RA) 和阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 在内的全身性疾病有关.
- 患者对这些关键的相互关系的认识仍然在很大程度上未被探索.
- 了解患者知识差距对于有针对性的健康教育计划至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估患者对牙周病与主要系统性疾病之间的关联的认识.
- 确定影响这种意识的人口和行为因素.
主要方法:
- 对161名参与者进行了一项调查,以评估他们对PD系统性疾病联系的了解.
- 描述性统计,奇二次测试和后勤回归被用于数据分析.
- 量化了对特定疾病 (心血管疾病,DM,RA,AD) 的认识水平.
主要成果:
- 虽然61.49%的人识别了PD症状,但只有36.36%的人识别了所有主要迹象.
- 对于心血管疾病,PD联系的认识为48.4%,DM为31.7%,RA为14.9%,AD为9.9%.
- 老年患者 (≥51岁) 和男性表现出更高的心血管疾病意识;经常去牙医和有DM病史的人报告了更高的DM意识.
结论:
- 尽管有确定的科学证据,但患者对牙周病与全身健康之间的联系的理解存在重大差距.
- 建议加强专注于PD症状及其系统影响的健康素养计划.
- 公共卫生战略应该解决这些认识缺陷,以促进预防性护理和早期检测.
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