The Effect of Personality Traits on Patient Compliance With Clear Aligners.
| Autor: | Ghoneim SH; Department of Orthodontics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU., Afif KS; Department of Orthodontics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Dec 01; Vol. 16 (12), pp. e74922. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 01 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.74922 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Patient compliance is crucial for achieving optimal outcomes in clear aligner (CA) therapy. Compliance may be influenced by various factors, including demographics, level of education, doctor-patient interaction, and personality traits based on the Big Five Inventory (BFI), which assesses openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. This study investigates the relationship between personality traits and compliance among CA patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 67 participants aged 12-60 undergoing CA treatment in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Patients completed an online questionnaire that assessed compliance behavior and personality traits using the BFI-10 tool. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS software, version 26 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY), to examine correlations between personality traits, demographic factors, and adherence to CA therapy. Compliance was scored based on adherence to follow-up visits and aligner wear time. Result: The study revealed that 34 participants (50.75%) demonstrated high adherence to the prescribed regimen. Males showed significantly higher compliance than females (p ≤ 0.05). Participants aged 12-34 exhibited the highest adherence rates (p ≤ 0.05), and those undergoing treatment for one year or less were also more compliant (p ≤ 0.05). Notably, satisfaction with one's smile did not significantly correlate with adherence (p > 0.05), contradicting the assumption that dissatisfaction with appearance drives better compliance. Furthermore, no significant association was identified between personality traits across any BFI domain and adherence. Conclusion: Despite the hypothesis that personality traits influence patient compliance, this study did not find a significant correlation. These findings suggest that factors other than personality traits may be more critical to adhering to CA treatment. The results highlight the need for further research to explore additional variables that may impact patient compliance in orthodontic therapy. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent for treatment and open access publication was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Research and Ethics Committee, Faculty of Dentistry, King AbdulAziz University issued approval 191-11-23. The committee has reviewed your proposal; please be advised that with respect to 1) the rights and welfare of the individual (s) involved, 2) the appropriateness of the methods to be used to secure informed consent, and 3) the risks and potential benefits of the investigation, the committee considers your project (acceptable). Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, Ghoneim et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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