检查移民免费诊所患者对牙科护理的看法和经验
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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
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Sia Chauhan1, Dustin J Breakfield2, Danaya Amornnimit1
1Health Society and Policy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Journal of patient experience
|December 13, 2024
概括
牙科恐惧症影响了14%的服务不足的患者,通常是由于麻醉剂的注射,导致未满足的牙科需求. 解决牙焦虑是改善弱势群体口腔健康的关键.
科学领域:
- 口腔健康 口腔健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 牙焦虑是护理的重要障碍,导致未经治疗的牙问题和降低生活质量.
- 了解牙科焦虑的具体原因对于开发有效的干预措施至关重要.
- 包括移民在内的弱势群体在获得牙科服务方面面临着独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 探索免费诊所患者对牙科护理的看法和经验.
- 为了确定牙科恐惧症在服务不足的患者群体中的患病率和原因.
- 为改善无保险和移民个人的牙科支持和护理提供见解.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及293名移民患者的研究,主要是西班牙语人士,于2023年10月至2024年1月在免费诊所进行.
- 收集了关于牙科护理感知,经验和牙科恐惧症的流行情况的数据.
- 使用统计分析来确定牙科恐惧症和未满足的牙科需求之间的相关性.
主要成果:
- 14%的参与者报告说他们有牙恐惧症,局部麻醉剂注射是主要的触发因素.
- 大多数患者有未满足的牙科需求,这凸显了牙科护理的巨大差异.
- 牙科恐惧症被认为是导致需要牙科护理的因素.
结论:
- 牙恐惧症,特别是与注射有关的恐惧症,是服务不足的移民群体中一个值得注意的问题.
- 解决牙科焦虑对于改善口腔健康结果和减少护理差异至关重要.
- 未来的研究应该调查语言,财务,意识和其他焦虑触发因素等障碍.
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