Lee Hyo-Seol, Jung Hoi In, Kim Seon-Mi, Kim Jiyoen, Doh Re Mee, Lee Jae-Ho
Dr. Hyo-Seol Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Hoi In Jung is Research Assistant Professor, BK21 PLUS Project, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Seon-Mi Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Dr. Jiyoen Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea; Dr. Re Mee Doh is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; and Dr. Jae-Ho Lee is Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
J Dent Educ. 2015 Sep;79(9):1024-30.
The purposes of this study were to ascertain the attitudes of dental students toward individuals with special health care needs (SHCNs) in Korea and to elucidate the characteristics associated with these attitudes. The authors recruited students from four of the 11 dental schools in Korea to participate in a survey; these schools were selected for regional balance. The Scale of Attitudes toward Disabled Persons (SADP) was used as the primary survey instrument, and ten independent variables were included. Of the 1,100 possible participants, 1,057 responded to the survey, for a response rate of 96.1%. The results showed that although the students' attitudes did not differ significantly by gender, their attitudes did show statistically significant differences on nine other variables: age, year, religion, self-esteem, friends with a disability, volunteering, admission course, concern for individuals with SHCNs, and intention to treat individuals with SHCNs (all p<0.05). The attitudes of these Korean dental students toward individuals with SHCNs were relatively unfavorable, showing lower SADP scores than reported in Western countries and likely reflecting Eastern cultural values in general. Future efforts should place greater emphasis on special care dentistry education and encourage the development of more favorable attitudes regarding the treatment of individuals with SHCNs.
本研究的目的是确定韩国牙科学生对有特殊医疗保健需求者（SHCNs）的态度，并阐明与这些态度相关的特征。作者从韩国11所牙科学校中的4所招募学生参与一项调查；选择这些学校是为了实现地区平衡。对残疾人态度量表（SADP）被用作主要调查工具，并纳入了10个自变量。在1100名可能的参与者中，1057人回复了调查，回复率为96.1%。结果显示，虽然学生的态度在性别上没有显著差异，但在其他九个变量上确实存在统计学上的显著差异：年龄、年级、宗教、自尊、有残疾朋友、志愿服务、入学课程、对SHCNs的关注以及治疗SHCNs的意愿（所有p<0.05）。这些韩国牙科学生对SHCNs的态度相对不友好，SADP得分低于西方国家的报告，这可能总体上反映了东方文化价值观。未来的努力应更加强调特殊护理牙科教育，并鼓励培养对治疗SHCNs更有利的态度。
