کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3165742 1198848 2006 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
New barriers in oral cancer. Patient accessibility to dental examination—A pilot study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی دندانپزشکی، جراحی دهان و پزشکی
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New barriers in oral cancer. Patient accessibility to dental examination—A pilot study
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryDelay in the diagnosis of oral cancer has been classified as both ‘patient delay’ and ‘professional delay’. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was designed (representative sample). Six hundred and sixty-nine telephone calls were made to private dental clinics distributed throughout Spain. The study was based on a telephone conversation with a simulated, standardized patient. The group 1 patient (with lingual ulceration) and the group 2 patient (seeking prosthodontic treatment), both following a prepared script. The average waiting time for group 1 was significantly shorter (p = 0.000) than for group 2 (3.3 days against 8.0) (X¯i-X¯j=4.71;95%CI=-6.180,-3.243). When we compare the average waiting times for group 1 with the professional status, the delay was significantly shorter when the appointment was made by the dentist (p = 0.000). Dentists gave higher priority to patients with lingual ulceration over those who requested prosthetic treatment.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Oral Oncology - Volume 42, Issue 10, November 2006, Pages 1022–1025
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