Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
J Public Health Dent. 2018 Sep;78(4):282-286. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12277. Epub 2018 Aug 28.
To describe caregivers' understanding of fluoride varnish.
We administered the Oral Health Literacy Inventory for Parents within a pediatric dental clinic (N = 113). Caregivers were asked to read and define each item. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and coded inductively. The main analyses focused on responses to "fluoride varnish" and were conducted at the response level.
Of the 140 responses, 22.1 percent of the responses indicated lack of knowledge about fluoride varnish, 23.6 percent that it was for teeth, 8.6 percent as something in toothpaste or water, and 45.7 percent as something that helps teeth. About 52.7 percent of responses indicated lack of knowledge, incomplete, or incorrect understanding. At the caregiver-level, 50.4 percent did not know what fluoride varnish was or provided an incorrect or incomplete response.
Many caregivers have an incomplete or inaccurate understanding of fluoride varnish, which has implications for how healthcare providers communicate about preventive care and future research on caregiver decision making.
描述照顾者对氟漆的理解。
我们在儿科牙科诊所（N=113）中进行了父母口腔健康素养量表的测试。要求照顾者阅读并定义每个项目。对访谈进行了录音、转录和归纳编码。主要分析集中在对“氟漆”的反应上，并在反应水平上进行。
在 140 个反应中，22.1%的反应表示缺乏对氟漆的认识，23.6%的反应表示氟漆是用于牙齿的，8.6%的反应表示氟漆是牙膏或水中的某种物质，45.7%的反应表示氟漆是有助于牙齿的某种物质。约 52.7%的反应表示缺乏知识、不完整或不正确的理解。在照顾者层面上，50.4%的人不知道氟漆是什么，或者提供了错误或不完整的反应。
许多照顾者对氟漆的理解不完整或不正确，这对医疗保健提供者沟通预防保健以及未来关于照顾者决策的研究有影响。
