School of Nursing and Midwifery Western Sydney University, Centre for Oral Health Outcomes & Research Translation (COHORT), Ingham Institute Applied Medical Research, Liverpool Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
School of Nursing and Midwifery Western Sydney University, Ingham Institute Applied Medical Research, Centre for Applied Nursing Research (CANR), Parramatta South Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
BMC Oral Health. 2019 Jan 11;19(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0697-x.
Periodontal disease is a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and it is recommended internationally that patients with cardiovascular disease should engage in preventative oral health practices and attend regular dental care visits. This study aimed to explore the oral health status, behaviours and knowledge of patients with cardiovascular disease.
A cross-sectional questionnaire containing 31 items was administered to patients with cardiovascular disease from cardiac rehabilitation and outpatient clinics in Sydney Australia in 2016-2017.
Of the 318 patients surveyed, 81.1% reported having at least one oral health problem. Over a third (41.2%) of participants had not seen a dentist in the preceding 12 months and 10.7% had received any oral healthcare information in the cardiac setting. Those with valvular conditions were more likely to have received information compared to those with other cardiovascular conditions (40.6% versus 7.4%, p < 0.001). Only half of the participants had adequate oral health knowledge.
Despite a high incidence of reported oral health problems, many patients lacked knowledge about oral health, were not receiving oral health information from cardiac care providers and had difficulty accessing dental services. Further research is needed to develop oral health strategies in this area.
牙周病是动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病的一个危险因素，国际上建议心血管疾病患者应进行预防性口腔健康实践并定期进行口腔保健。本研究旨在探讨心血管疾病患者的口腔健康状况、行为和知识。
2016-2017 年，在澳大利亚悉尼的心脏康复和门诊诊所对心血管疾病患者进行了一项包含 31 个项目的横断面问卷调查。
在接受调查的 318 名患者中，81.1%报告至少存在一种口腔健康问题。超过三分之一（41.2%）的参与者在过去 12 个月内未看过牙医，10.7%在心脏科就诊时接受过任何口腔保健信息。与其他心血管疾病患者相比，瓣膜疾病患者更有可能获得信息（40.6%比 7.4%，p<0.001）。只有一半的参与者具有足够的口腔健康知识。
尽管报告的口腔健康问题发生率很高，但许多患者缺乏口腔健康知识，未从心脏护理提供者处获得口腔健康信息，并且难以获得牙科服务。需要进一步研究以制定该领域的口腔健康策略。
