Rouleau Tanya, Harrington Amanda, Brennan Michael, Hammond Flora, Hirsch Mark, Nussbaum Marcy, Bockenek William
Department of Oral Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Spec Care Dentist. 2011 Mar-Apr;31(2):63-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2011.00178.x.
A study was conducted to describe the receipt of dental care by patients with disabilities and to understand their perspective with regard to barriers to dental care. Subjects for this study were recruited among patients with disabilities seen at Carolinas Rehabilitation's outpatient clinic. A questionnaire consisting of 66 questions was completed by 344 subjects; with the topics related to both medical and dental care. Among the study population, 57.2% of subjects reported being seen by a dentist within the last 12 months, versus 67.3% before they became disabled. The last dental appointment was a routine examination for 59.5% of the respondents. Since becoming disabled, 16.6% of subjects reported problems receiving dental care. Financial challenges were the primary problem followed by physical accessibility issues. Further research is required to discover how barriers to care can be overcome to assure that those with disabilities receive adequate dental care.
开展了一项研究，以描述残疾患者接受牙科护理的情况，并了解他们对牙科护理障碍的看法。本研究的受试者是从卡罗莱纳康复门诊所接待的残疾患者中招募的。344名受试者完成了一份包含66个问题的问卷；这些问题涉及医疗和牙科护理。在研究人群中，57.2%的受试者报告在过去12个月内看过牙医，而在他们残疾之前这一比例为67.3%。对于59.5%的受访者来说，上一次牙科预约是一次常规检查。自致残以来，16.6%的受试者报告在接受牙科护理方面存在问题。经济困难是首要问题，其次是身体可达性问题。需要进一步研究以发现如何克服护理障碍，以确保残疾人士获得足够的牙科护理。
