口腔外科的虚拟诊所:一个公平的服务给所有人?
Katy Martin1, Annika Kroeger2, Harriet Anstey3
1Specialist Oral Surgeon, School of Dental Science, Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. katy.martin@dental.tcd.ie.
British dental journal
|October 25, 2024
概括
虚拟远程牙科诊所的使用率更高.
科学领域:
- 口腔健康 口腔健康
- 远程牙科 远程牙科
- 医疗服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 远程牙科的采用在COVID-19流行后加速.
- 虚拟咨询诊所补充了面对面 (F2F) 服务.
- 口腔外科服务评估了虚拟与F2F诊所的有效性.
研究的目的:
- 在虚拟和F2F口腔手术咨询之间比较"没有出席" (DNA) 率.
- 调查影响DNA率的因素,包括患者人口统计和贫困水平.
主要方法:
- 来自2021年4月口腔外科诊所的回顾性数据收集.
- 分析包括出席率,患者人口统计,并发症和剥夺分数.
- 用于分析DNA速率的二项回归.
主要成果:
- 虚拟诊所的DNA率明显高于F2F诊所 (p <0.00).
- 审查预约的DNA率低于新患者预约 (p <0.00).
- 较低的社会经济地位 (较高的贫困分数) 与增加的DNA率相关 (p <0.01).
结论:
- 虚拟远程牙科可能会增加健康不平等,不成比例地影响弱势群体.
- 需要仔细实施,以确保虚拟服务不会加剧现有的口腔健康差异.
- 进一步的研究应侧重于缓解远程牙科中服务不足的患者群体的DNA率.
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