Validating evidence for the knowledge, management and involvement of dentists in a dental approach to sickle-cell disease

Autor: Lucia Helena da Silva Ferreira ANCILLOTTI, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de ABREU, Angélica Maria Cupertino Lopes MARINHO, Marcia Pereira Alves dos SANTOS
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Brazilian Oral Research, Vol 38 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1807-3107
DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2024.vol38.0026
Popis: Abstract This study validated the content of an instrument designed to assess the knowledge, involvement (attitudes) and management (practice) of dentists relative to sickle-cell disease (KAPD-SCD). The instrument consisted of five domains composed of a total of thirteen items: I. Dentist’s self-assessment relative to sickle-cell disease; II. Dentist’s knowledge of the repercussions of sickle-cell disease on the stomatognathic system; III. Dentist’s knowledge of the complications of sickle-cell disease in the stomatognathic system; IV. Dentist’s knowledge concerning the dental management of sickle-cell disease patients; and V. Dentist’s involvement in an approach to sickle-cell disease. Twelve experts assigned scores to each item of the instrument. The criteria were clarity, understanding and appropriateness, leaving open fields for comments. Descriptive and content analyses of the data were made. Each expert analyzed 39 assessment units. The percentages considered for agreement were high (>80%), medium (70%-80%), or low (
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