Chisick M C, Poindexter F R, York A K
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA.
Mil Med. 1998 Mar;163(3):151-4.
This study explores dental utilization and access barriers to dental care for spouses of active duty U.S. military personnel as reported by their military sponsor. It also compares dental utilization of spouses and civilians. The data, collected using self-administered questionnaires between April 1994 and January 1995, are from 5,732 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine personnel with nonmilitary spouses. Comparative civilian data are from the most recent (1985-1986) U.S. oral health survey of working adults. Results show that dental utilization of military spouses parallels that of civilians. Cost was the most commonly cited barrier to dental care for spouses. Logistic regression results show that the likelihood of a spouse having seen a dentist within the past year is influenced by insurance status, sex, branch of service of sponsor, and rank of sponsor. Insurance status is the strongest predictor of dental utilization for spouses.
本研究探讨了美国现役军人的配偶在其军事赞助人报告中所反映的牙科服务利用情况及获得牙科护理的障碍。同时还比较了配偶与平民的牙科服务利用情况。数据收集于1994年4月至1995年1月期间，通过自行填写问卷的方式，来自5732名陆军、空军、海军和海军陆战队有非军事配偶的人员。对比的平民数据来自最近（1985 - 1986年）美国在职成年人口腔健康调查。结果显示，军人配偶的牙科服务利用情况与平民相似。费用是配偶获得牙科护理最常被提及的障碍。逻辑回归结果表明，配偶在过去一年看过牙医的可能性受保险状况、性别、赞助人的军种以及赞助人的军衔影响。保险状况是配偶牙科服务利用的最强预测因素。
