People would rather see a physician than a dentist when experiencing a long-standing oral ulceration. A population-based study in Spain
| Autor: | Pablo Varela-Centelles, J-M Seoane-Romero, Ulloa-Morales Y, Juan Seoane, A Blanco-Hortas, M-J García-Pola, Ana Estany-Gestal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cross-sectional study Dentists Population MEDLINE Dentistry Primary care Humans Medicine education General Dentistry Aged Response rate (survey) education.field_of_study Oral Medicine and Pathology business.industry Research Primary care physician Oral ulcerations CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO] Population based study Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Spain UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Varela Centelles, Pablo Ignacio ; Seoane, Juan ; Ulloa-Morales, Yaima ; Estany Gestal, Ana ; Blanco-Hortas, Andrés ; García Pola, María José ; Seoane Romero, Juan M.. People would rather see a physician than a dentist when experiencing a long-standing oral ulceration. A population-based study in Spain. En: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, 25 4 2020: 16 RODERIC: Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat de Valéncia Universitat de València RODERIC. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat de Valéncia instname Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal |
| Popis: | Background Primary care physicians have been reported to be the first choice for patients with oral ulcerations. This study investigates the health-seeking behaviour of lay public in Galicia (North-western Spain) if experiencing a long-standing oral ulceration. Material and Methods Cross-sectional population-based survey of randomly selected respondents conducted from March 1, 2015 to 30 June 2016. Results A total of 5,727 pedestrians entered the study (response rate: 53%), mostly in the 45-64 age group (30.2%; n=1,728), 47.7% of them (n=2,729) were males. Most participants (42.1%; n=2,411) reported to visit their dentist once a year and had secondary or compulsory education as their highest educational achievement (28.18%, n=1,614; 28%, n=1,600 respectively). When questioned what they would do if they had a wound/ulceration lasting longer than 3 weeks, most participants answered they would go to see their primary care physician (62.8%; n=3,597) and less than one quarter of the sample (23.8%; n=1,371) would seek consultation with their dentist. Conclusions General Galician population would seek professional consultation about a long-standing oral ulceration, relying mostly on primary care physicians. Those neglecting these lesions are elderly, less-schooled people and unaware of oral cancer. Key words:Oral ulceration, oral cancer, patient attitudes, surveys and questionnaires, Spain |
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