Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2010 May;8(2):121-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00403.x.
The aim of this study was to describe the current patient education practices of dental hygienists by exploring their views concerning their skills and knowledge related to patient education and by determining the implementation of patient education in their work, with regard to both method and content.
The target group consisted of 416 dental hygienists (n = 222, 53%) The research strategy used was a survey. The material was gathered using questionnaire.
According to the dental hygienists, their skills and knowledge about patient education were good. However, the implementation of education was not in line with these assessments. The content of the education given focused mostly on the functional dimension. Little use was made of various educational methods, and the dental hygienists felt that they were not in good enough command of the methods. The patient's expectations and learning were not assessed systematically. The education provided and the assessment of the need for education often focused on the professional him/herself and the standpoint of the patient empowerment was disregarded.
These results lay the foundation for additional research aimed at developing the patient education given by these professionals and making it support the empowerment of each patient.
本研究旨在通过探讨牙科保健员在患者教育方面的技能和知识，描述他们目前的患者教育实践情况，并确定在工作中患者教育的实施情况（包括方法和内容）。
目标人群为 416 名牙科保健员（n=222，53%）。研究策略为问卷调查。
根据牙科保健员的评估，他们在患者教育方面的技能和知识良好。然而，教育的实施情况与这些评估并不相符。所进行的教育内容主要集中在功能维度。很少使用各种教育方法，牙科保健员也认为自己无法很好地掌握这些方法。并未系统地评估患者的期望和学习情况。提供的教育和对教育需求的评估通常侧重于专业人员本身，而忽视了患者赋权的立场。
这些结果为进一步研究奠定了基础，旨在发展这些专业人员提供的患者教育，并使其支持每位患者的赋权。
