The association between oral health literacy and failed appointments in adults attending a university-based general dental clinic
| Autor: | Melanie W. Gironda, Rebecca Radbod, Jennifer S. Holtzman, Jeffrey Gornbein, Kathryn A. Atchison |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Universities media_common.quotation_subject dental services research psychosocial aspects of oral health Oral Health Health literacy Bivariate analysis Oral health Article Literacy Appointments and Schedules access Complaint medicine Humans Association (psychology) General Dentistry disparities media_common business.industry Dental Clinics Public health public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Secondary data Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Los Angeles Health Literacy stomatognathic diseases Dentistry Public Health and Health Services Female business |
| Zdroj: | Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, vol 42, iss 3 Holtzman, JS; Atchison, KA; Gironda, MW; Radbod, R; & Gornbein, J. (2014). The association between oral health literacy and failed appointments in adults attending a university-based general dental clinic. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 42(3), 263-270. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12089. UCLA: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9ws6p3nm |
| ISSN: | 0301-5661 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdoe.12089 |
| Popis: | Objectives The purpose of this study is to determine the association between personal characteristics, a person's oral health literacy, and failing to show for dental appointments at a university dental clinic. Methods A secondary data analysis was conducted on data collected from 200 adults at a university dental clinic between January 2005 and December 2006. In the original study, an oral health literacy instrument, the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and Dentistry (REALM-D), was administered, sociodemographic and health information seeking behavior was gathered, and electronic records were reviewed. Results Descriptive and bivariate analyses and a classification and regression tree (CART) analysis were conducted. Seeking health information through fewer sources vs. multiple sources was the strongest predictor of failing to show. The subjects' oral health literacy, as measured by the REALM-D List 3 score, was the next most significant variable. Classification and regression tree analyses also selected gender, chief complaint, age, and payment type as predictor variables. Conclusions Multiple factors contribute to failing to show for dental appointments. However, individuals who use fewer sources of oral health information, a subset of health literacy skills, are more likely to fail to show for dental appointments. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
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