Dumitrescu A L, Dogaru B C, Dogaru C D, Manolescu B
Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway.
Community Dent Health. 2011 Jun;28(2):170-3.
This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between self-regulation, proactive coping, procrastination and proactive attitude, perceived oral health and self-reported oral-health behaviours.
The study sample consisted of 198 first year medical students. The questionnaire included information about socio-demographic factors, behavioural variables, self-reported oral health status, proactive coping (proactive coping subscale of the Proactive Coping Inventory), procrastination (Procrastination Scale) and proactive attitude (Proactive Attitude Scale).
Significant differences were found on self-regulation, proactive coping, procrastination and proactive attitude scales between participants who rated their gingival condition as very good/excellent and those who evaluated it as being poor, very poor or normal (p < 0.05). Results revealed significant differences in procrastination level among individuals who never visit their dentist and those who visit their dentist for check-up or for tooth cleaning and scaling (p = 0.001) or when treatment is needed or when in pain (p < 0.05). In multiple linear regression analyses, proactive coping was associated with toothbrushing frequency and reason for dental visiting.
The result suggested that procrastination and proactive coping are important determinants of perceived oral health and self-reported oral-health behaviours.
本横断面研究调查了自我调节、积极应对、拖延和积极态度、感知口腔健康与自我报告的口腔健康行为之间的关系。
研究样本包括198名一年级医学生。问卷包含社会人口学因素、行为变量、自我报告的口腔健康状况、积极应对（积极应对量表的积极应对分量表）、拖延（拖延量表）和积极态度（积极态度量表）等信息。
在将牙龈状况评为非常好/优秀的参与者与将其评为差、非常差或正常的参与者之间，自我调节、积极应对、拖延和积极态度量表上存在显著差异（p < 0.05）。结果显示，从不看牙医的人与因检查或洗牙和刮治而看牙医的人（p = 0.001），或在需要治疗或疼痛时看牙医的人之间，拖延程度存在显著差异（p < 0.05）。在多元线性回归分析中，积极应对与刷牙频率和看牙原因相关。
结果表明，拖延和积极应对是感知口腔健康和自我报告的口腔健康行为的重要决定因素。
