Rajeh Mona Talal, Alutaibi Abdullah Rajeh, Al-Badah Abdullah Adnan, Alsubhi Ali Salem, Alluhaybi Meshari Mohammed
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2023 Apr 28;13(2):141-147. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_217_22. eCollection 2023 Mar-Apr.
The objective of this study was to test an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) that includes attitudes, subjective norms and self-efficacy, sociodemographic variables, dental beliefs and insurance on the intention to seek preventive dental care among adults in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 397 Saudi adults living in Makkah. Data were collected through a self-administered online questionnaire. Structural equation modeling was performed to analyze the various factors that affect the likelihood of people seeking dental care.
The results of the study revealed that perceived norms (estimate = 0.14; 0.004) and self-efficacy (estimate = 0.22; 0.001) were associated with the likelihood of people getting preventive dental care. However, attitudes showed no effect on the likelihood of people seeking dental care. The study also explained that the relationship between the beliefs of people and the intention to receive preventive care was moderated by subjective norms and perceived behavioral control (indirect effect = 0.089, 0.001).
The study's results revealed that an integrative model of behavior prediction could be used to design effective interventions and strategies to enhance the likelihood of individuals seeking preventive dental care. In particular, these strategies should focus on enhancing subjective norms and self-efficacy.
本研究的目的是检验一个扩展的计划行为理论（TPB），该理论包括态度、主观规范和自我效能、社会人口统计学变量、牙科信念以及保险对沙特阿拉伯麦加成年人寻求预防性牙科护理意愿的影响。
本横断面研究对397名居住在麦加的沙特成年人进行。通过自行填写的在线问卷收集数据。采用结构方程模型分析影响人们寻求牙科护理可能性的各种因素。
研究结果显示，感知规范（估计值 = 0.14；P = 0.004）和自我效能（估计值 = 0.22；P = 0.001）与人们获得预防性牙科护理的可能性相关。然而，态度对人们寻求牙科护理的可能性没有影响。该研究还解释说，人们的信念与接受预防性护理意愿之间的关系受到主观规范和感知行为控制的调节（间接效应 = 0.089，P = 0.001）。
研究结果表明，行为预测的综合模型可用于设计有效的干预措施和策略，以提高个体寻求预防性牙科护理的可能性。特别是，这些策略应侧重于增强主观规范和自我效能。
