Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612-7213, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2011 May;75(5):598-604.
Diabetes mellitus is a major public health concern for the U.S. population because of its high prevalence and long-term health implications. The purpose of this study was to apply the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to assess dental faculty member and student willingness to provide diabetes education and counseling to patients in a dental school. A survey was administered to dental students (n=101 respondents) and faculty members (n=39 respondents), and summary scores for seven diabetic educational activities and TPB constructs were calculated and analyzed. Participants were most willing to refer a patient to a physician for treatment and provide basic information about diabetes and oral health, and they were least willing to provide basic information about diabetic medications. Importance, self-efficacy, and barriers constructs predicted willingness to perform diabetic educational or counseling activities. Our findings suggest that, when developing innovative approaches to expand diabetic education and counseling in our dental education environment, programs should demonstrate how diabetic counseling can improve patients' health and should include diabetic management skills-building in the curriculum.
糖尿病是美国公众健康的一个主要关注点，因为它的高患病率和长期健康影响。本研究旨在应用计划行为理论（TPB）评估牙科教师和学生向牙科学校的患者提供糖尿病教育和咨询的意愿。对牙科学生（n=101 名受访者）和教师（n=39 名受访者）进行了调查，并计算和分析了七项糖尿病教育活动和 TPB 结构的综合得分。参与者最愿意将患者转介给医生进行治疗，并提供有关糖尿病和口腔健康的基本信息，而他们最不愿意提供有关糖尿病药物的基本信息。重要性、自我效能和障碍结构预测了进行糖尿病教育或咨询活动的意愿。我们的研究结果表明，在制定创新方法以扩大我们的牙科教育环境中的糖尿病教育和咨询时，计划应表明糖尿病咨询如何改善患者的健康，并应在课程中包括糖尿病管理技能培养。
