University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, USA.
J Dent Hyg. 2023 Jun;97(3):28-40.
Patient and person-centered care are often used interchangeably. The abbreviation PCC is used in this paper in instances where patient/person centered care reflects the definition of person-centeredness. The purpose of this study was to assess how PCC is taught and evaluated in entry-level dental hygiene education programs to prepare graduates for future collaborations with oher health care pprofessionals in a wide range of practice settings. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a 10-item survey emailed to directors of 325 accredited, entry-level dental hygiene education programs in the United States in December 2021. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all variables. Associations with curriculum settings, teaching, and evaluation methods for PCC, according to program degrees granted, were tested with Chi-square and Fisher's Exact tests. The response rate was 23% (n=75). Seventy percent offered an associate degree (AS) and 29% offered a baccalareate degree (BS); 42% reported more than half of their curriculum is allocated to teaching PCC. Didactic lectures (100%), case presentations (97%), and clinical instruction (97%) were the most common methods used for teaching PCC. Baccalaureate programs used external rotations more than associate programs for teaching and evaluation of PCC (84.2% vs. 45.5%; <0.01). The most common PCC terms used in Quality Assurance Plans included providing individualized care (99%) and delivering evidence-based care (91%). Ninety-three percent strongly agree-agree that teaching PCC prepares graduates for working in different settings (e.g., schools, nursing homes, etc.), and 82% strongly agree-agree that PCC prepares graduates to work with a variety of providers. The allocation of curricula time for PCC varied widely across respondents. Conversely, the majority felt their graduates were well-prepared to work in different settings where both PCC and IPP are likely to be practiced. This study serves as a baseline for further analysis of how dental hygiene education is preparing graduates for future practice settings.
患者和以人为本的护理经常互换使用。在本文中，当患者/以人为本的护理反映以人为本的定义时，使用缩写 PCC。本研究的目的是评估在入门级牙科保健教育计划中如何教授和评估 PCC，以使毕业生为未来在各种实践环境中与其他医疗保健专业人员合作做好准备。 2021 年 12 月，使用电子邮件向美国 325 个经认可的入门级牙科保健教育计划的主任发送了一项包含 10 个项目的调查，进行了横断面研究。对所有变量进行了描述性统计。根据授予的课程程度，使用卡方检验和 Fisher 精确检验测试了 PCC 的课程设置，教学和评估方法与关联。回应率为 23%（n=75）。70%提供副学士学位（AS），29%提供学士学位（BS）； 42%报告他们的课程超过一半用于教授 PCC。讲座（100%），案例陈述（97%）和临床指导（97%）是教授 PCC 最常用的方法。与副学士课程相比，学士课程更倾向于通过外部轮换来教授和评估 PCC（84.2%对 45.5%；<0.01）。质量保证计划中使用的最常见 PCC 术语包括提供个性化护理（99%）和提供循证护理（91%）。93%强烈同意-同意教授 PCC 使毕业生为在不同环境中工作做好准备（例如，学校，疗养院等），并且 82%强烈同意-同意 PCC 使毕业生能够与各种提供者合作。受访者对 PCC 课程的分配时间差异很大。相反，大多数人认为他们的毕业生在不同的环境中都准备得很好，在这些环境中，PCC 和 IPP 都可能得到实践。这项研究为进一步分析牙科保健教育如何为毕业生未来的实践环境做好准备提供了基础。
