Haresaku Satoru, Makino Michiko, Sugiyama Seiichi, Naito Toru, Mariño Rodrigo Jose
Department of Public Health & Human Sciences, Preventive & Public Health Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Tamura 2-15-1, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan.
Section of Geriatric Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, 2-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan.
J Cancer Educ. 2018 Apr;33(2):429-435. doi: 10.1007/s13187-016-1086-2.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the practices, knowledge, confidence, and attitude toward oral cancer among Japanese oral health professionals (J-OHPs) and to identify Japanese-specific problems in oral cancer practices by comparing them between Japan and Australia. A questionnaire survey regarding oral cancer practices among Australian oral health professionals (Au-OHPs) was conducted in Australia in 2014-2015. The questionnaire was translated into Japanese, and a Web-based questionnaire survey was conducted among 131 Japanese dentists (J-Dentists) and 131 dental hygienists (J-DHs) in 2016. To compare the J-OHPs' findings with the Au-OHPs', the data of Australian dentists (Au-dentists) and Australian dental hygienists (Au-DHs) were extracted from the Australian survey. Those findings were then compared via a statistical analysis. Eighty-two J-Dentists, 55 J-DHs, 214 Au-Dentists, and 45 Au-DHs participated in this study. Only 34.1 % of J-Dentists and 36.4 % of J-DHs performed oral cancer screenings on their patients; J-OHPs were significantly less likely to perform them than Au-OHPs. The level of knowledge and confidence regarding oral cancer among JOHPs were significantly lower than among Au-OHPs. About 90 % of J-OHPs felt that they needed additional training in oral cancer practices. Less than 40 % of J-OHPs performed oral cancer screenings in their patients. The low level of knowledge and confidence regarding oral cancer among JOHPs may contribute to their low performance of oral cancer practices. Therefore, further education and training programs for oral cancer practices should be provided to Japanese OHPs for the prevention and early detection of oral cancer.
本研究旨在调查日本口腔健康专业人员（J-OHPs）对口腔癌的诊疗行为、知识水平、信心及态度，并通过与澳大利亚进行比较，找出日本在口腔癌诊疗方面的特有问题。2014 - 2015年在澳大利亚对澳大利亚口腔健康专业人员（Au-OHPs）开展了关于口腔癌诊疗行为的问卷调查。该问卷被翻译成日语，并于2016年对131名日本牙医（J-Dentists）和131名口腔卫生士（J-DHs）进行了基于网络的问卷调查。为了将J-OHPs的调查结果与Au-OHPs的结果进行比较，从澳大利亚的调查中提取了澳大利亚牙医（Au-dentists）和澳大利亚口腔卫生士（Au-DHs）的数据。然后通过统计分析对这些结果进行比较。82名J-Dentists、55名J-DHs、214名Au-Dentists和45名Au-DHs参与了本研究。只有34.1%的J-Dentists和36.4%的J-DHs为患者进行口腔癌筛查；J-OHPs进行筛查的可能性显著低于Au-OHPs。J-OHPs对口腔癌的知识水平和信心程度显著低于Au-OHPs。约90%的J-OHPs认为他们需要在口腔癌诊疗方面接受额外培训。不到40%的J-OHPs为患者进行口腔癌筛查。J-OHPs对口腔癌的知识水平和信心较低可能导致他们在口腔癌诊疗方面的表现不佳。因此，应为日本的OHPs提供关于口腔癌诊疗的进一步教育和培训项目，以预防和早期发现口腔癌。
