Institute of Dentistry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Keski-Satakunta's Health Care Federation of Municipalities, Harjavalta, Finland.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2019 Apr;47(2):112-118. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12431. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
The aim of this study was to investigate adult Finns' perceptions about communication with the dentist during their latest visit in three aspects: receiving adequate information about health status and care, being listened to and shown interest by the dentist, and being able to influence the treatment decisions.
Data were taken from the Health 2011 Survey (BRIH8901). A representative sample (n = 5806) of adult Finns aged over 29 years old was interviewed or alternatively filled in a questionnaire. Basic descriptive tabulations, Rao-Scott chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were used to study how socioeconomic status, perceived oral health and oral Health care variables are associated with the three aspects of communication with the dentist.
Most (85%-90%) adult Finns felt that, during their latest visit to a dentist, they had received adequate information, were listened to and shown interest by their dentist, and that they had been able to influence the treatment decisions. Those who perceived poor oral health, felt visiting dentist somewhat frightening, were in a difficult economic situation, visited a public dentist, or tended to visit oral Health care services irregularly, felt more often that there was a deficit in communication with the dentist.
In 2011, most adult Finns did not report any deficit in communication with the dentist during their latest visit. Oral Health care professionals should focus more on communicating with patients who have economic problems, poor oral health, dental fear or a problem-oriented visiting pattern.
本研究旨在从三个方面调查成年人对最近一次看牙医时与牙医交流的看法：即获得关于健康状况和治疗的充分信息、被牙医倾听和关注、以及能够影响治疗决策。
数据来自 2011 年健康调查（BRIH8901）。对年龄在 29 岁以上的成年芬兰人进行了代表性样本（n=5806）访谈或问卷调查。使用基本描述性制表、 Rao-Scott 卡方检验和逻辑回归分析来研究社会经济状况、感知口腔健康和口腔保健变量与与牙医交流的三个方面之间的关系。
大多数（85%-90%）成年芬兰人认为，在最近一次看牙医时，他们获得了充分的信息，被牙医倾听和关注，并且能够影响治疗决策。那些认为自己口腔健康状况较差、看牙医有些害怕、经济困难、看公卫牙医、或看口腔保健服务不规律的人，更常认为与牙医的交流存在不足。
2011 年，大多数成年芬兰人在最近一次看牙医时没有报告任何交流不足的情况。口腔保健专业人员应更加关注那些有经济问题、口腔健康状况差、有牙科恐惧或问题导向就诊模式的患者的沟通。
