Cruz Stephanie, Chi Donald L
Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Box 357475, B509 Health Sciences Building, Seattle, WA 98195-7475, USA.
Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Box 357475, B509 Health Sciences Building, Seattle, WA 98195-7475, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2017 Jul;61(3):627-644. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2017.03.001.
Little is known about research evidence use in dental Medicaid class action lawsuits. This qualitative study develops a conceptual model to understand the role of dentists and how research evidence was used. Archival analyses were conducted and 15 key informants interviewed. Dentists had key roles requiring scientific expertise or clinical experience serving vulnerable populations. Most evidence was newly generated, not based on existing sources. Dentists were involved in all phases of the lawsuits. Future research should identify conditions fostering research evidence use in dental Medicaid lawsuits and whether high-quality research evidence use improves child health outcomes.
关于牙科医疗补助集体诉讼中研究证据的使用情况，人们知之甚少。这项定性研究构建了一个概念模型，以了解牙医的角色以及研究证据是如何被使用的。进行了档案分析并采访了15名关键信息提供者。牙医在为弱势群体提供服务时，需要具备科学专业知识或临床经验，发挥着关键作用。大多数证据是新生成的，并非基于现有来源。牙医参与了诉讼的各个阶段。未来的研究应确定促进牙科医疗补助诉讼中研究证据使用的条件，以及高质量研究证据的使用是否能改善儿童健康状况。
