Grybaite Ausra, Awawdeh Mohammed, Singh Parmjit
General Dental Practitioner, Sensu, London, United Kingdom.
Preventative Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Orthod Sci. 2024 Nov 25;13:48. doi: 10.4103/jos.jos_86_23. eCollection 2024.
With good communication and information retention being key aspects of valid consent, this study aimed to assess adult patient information recall immediately after an orthodontic consultation.
Adults interested in bracket-based or clear aligners were invited to take part at a single private dental practice. A 45-minute consultation with one of three general dental practitioners (GDPs) primarily providing orthodontics took place. A participant self-completed questionnaire tested recall of 20 items from the consultation. Demographics such as gender, age, level of English, education level, previous orthodontic experience and having a close family member or friend who had orthodontic treatment were also recorded.
Forty-two participants completed the questionnaire, and the information recall rate was 75% (mean score = 15). Three of the 42 participants recalled all 20 items. No statistically significant differences ( < 0.05) were found between information recall and any demographic variable, however, older participants (36 years and over) scored less (mean = 13.83) than participants 18-25 years (mean = 15.6).
A quarter of information provided during an orthodontic consultation with a GDP in a private dental practice cannot be recalled immediately afterwards by patients and so it is recommended that any verbal or visual information is always supplemented with written information.
良好的沟通和信息保留是有效同意的关键方面，本研究旨在评估成人患者在正畸咨询后立即对信息的回忆情况。
邀请对基于托槽或隐形矫治器感兴趣的成年人参与一家私人牙科诊所的研究。与三位主要提供正畸治疗的普通牙科医生（GDPs）之一进行了45分钟的咨询。参与者自行填写问卷，测试对咨询中20项内容的回忆。还记录了人口统计学信息，如性别、年龄、英语水平、教育程度、以前的正畸经历以及是否有近亲或朋友接受过正畸治疗。
42名参与者完成了问卷，信息回忆率为75%（平均得分=15）。42名参与者中有3人回忆出了所有20项内容。在信息回忆与任何人口统计学变量之间未发现统计学上的显著差异（<0.05），然而，年龄较大的参与者（36岁及以上）得分（平均=13.83）低于18 - 25岁的参与者（平均=15.6）。
在私人牙科诊所与GDP进行正畸咨询期间提供的信息，有四分之一患者在咨询后不能立即回忆起来，因此建议任何口头或视觉信息都应始终辅以书面信息。
