Koneru Anjani, Sigal Michael J
College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
J Can Dent Assoc. 2009 Mar;75(2):121.
This study was undertaken to determine the proportion of persons primarily with developmental disabilities who encounter difficulties accessing dental care in Ontario, to identify perceived barriers to accessing dental care and to determine if persons with disabilities and their caregivers believe that oral health is important.
Community organizations providing services mainly to persons with developmental disabilities in Ontario were recruited to circulate a questionnaire to their members by mail or the Internet. Fourteen organizations mailed out a total of 1,755 paper questionnaires in autumn 2006, of which 420 (23.9%) were returned; in addition, 236 Internet questionnaires were returned.
Of the 656 paper and Internet responses, 634 were deemed valid. Most of the respondents had developmental disabilities. Almost three-quarters of respondents (464 [73.2%] ) reported being able to access dental services in Ontario. Personal (internal) factors were more likely to represent barriers to dental care than external factors.
The majority of persons with disabilities and most caregivers believed that oral health is important for overall health.
开展本研究以确定安大略省主要患有发育障碍的人群中难以获得牙科护理的比例，识别获得牙科护理的感知障碍，并确定残疾人士及其护理人员是否认为口腔健康很重要。
招募了主要为安大略省发育障碍人士提供服务的社区组织，通过邮件或互联网向其成员发放问卷。2006年秋季，14个组织共邮寄出1755份纸质问卷，其中420份（23.9%）被收回；此外，还收回了236份网络问卷。
在656份纸质和网络回复中，634份被视为有效。大多数受访者患有发育障碍。近四分之三的受访者（464人[73.2%]）报告称能够在安大略省获得牙科服务。个人（内在）因素比外部因素更有可能成为获得牙科护理的障碍。
大多数残疾人士和大多数护理人员认为口腔健康对整体健康很重要。
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