| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of the work: to analyze the preconditions for the enablement of patients in dental clinics Methods. The instrument used in the study was the Patient Enablement Questionnaire (PEI) and supplementary questions on oral issues. The Patient Enablement Scale (PEI) is 'much better / more' (2 points), 'better / more' (1 point), 'same or less' (0 points) and 'not applicable to me' (0 points). therefore, the total score ranges from 0 to 12. 1 Klaipėda City Private Dental Clinic and 1 Palanga City Private Dental Clinic participated in the study. A total of 370 patients including those who came for their first visit and those who came for a consultation were interviewed at the clinic. Response rate - 92.5 percent. Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical program package SPSS / w 20.0 and Excel 2010. Arithmetic means of ranks were calculated (m). The chi-square (χ2) criterion was calculated to test the hypotheses about the distribution of the variable in the population. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the means of the ranking variables of the two independent samples. A nonparametric Spearman rank correlation coefficient (r) was calculated to find the relationships and determine the strength of the relationship between the variables. Significance levels of statistical conclusions used: p> 0.05 - insignificant. Results. An evaluation of patients who visited the dental clinic for consultation found that women were more likely to seek endodontic treatment and oral hygiene, while men were most likely to seek dental surgery and prosthetics. A very statistically significant difference was found between the sex and age of patients visiting the dental clinic - the average enablement score of female and younger patients was higher than male and elderly patients (p <0.05). The average of patient’s empowerment in the dental clinic strongly correlated with dental implantation (r = 0.855) same with irregular occlusion. (r = 0.823). Sufficient time prescribed by the doctor increases the enablement of patients (0.820, p <0.001) and nothing interferes with the doctor during the consultation. Conclusions. Patient enablement is enhanced by sociodemographic factors such as gender, age, education, sufficient time allotted by the physician, and the fact that nothing interferes with the physician during the consultation. Enablement also depends on whether patients are well acquainted with the doctor they visit and those who expected and received the prescription. Enablement also depends on patients ’oral problems and issues related to oral health. |
