Fukuda H, Saito T, Tsunomachi M, Doutsu T
Department of Oral Health, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan.
Community Dent Health. 2010 Sep;27(3):187-90.
To determine the proportion of dental offices in Nagasaki, Japan, that are wheelchair accessible and to identify factors related to the adoption of barrier-free designs within the study area.
All 703 dental offices managed by members of the Nagasaki Prefecture Dental Association were studied. We evaluated the accessibility of the offices to wheelchair users and compared the percentage and adjusted odds ratio of the accessible dental offices according to dental office characteristics.
Of the respondents, 62% deemed their offices accessible. The percentage and adjusted odds ratio of accessible offices were significantly higher for offices offering more specialties, providing more frequent home visits, and with younger head dentists.
According to the self-reported results from dentists, more than one third of the dental offices in Nagasaki were not easily accessible by mobility-impaired persons. Dentists should the understand architectural and perceptual barriers faced by handicapped persons and the aged and consider barrier-free office designs for all patients.
确定日本长崎可使用轮椅进入的牙科诊所比例，并识别研究区域内与采用无障碍设计相关的因素。
对长崎县牙科协会成员管理的所有703家牙科诊所进行了研究。我们评估了诊所对轮椅使用者的可达性，并根据牙科诊所的特征比较了可进入的牙科诊所的百分比和调整后的优势比。
在受访者中，62%认为他们的诊所是可进入的。提供更多专科服务、更频繁进行家访且主任牙医更年轻的诊所，可进入诊所的百分比和调整后的优势比显著更高。
根据牙医的自我报告结果，长崎超过三分之一的牙科诊所行动不便者难以进入。牙医应了解残疾人和老年人面临的建筑和感知障碍，并考虑为所有患者设计无障碍诊所。
