Abstract
Background: Caries is the world's number one chronic disease and the prevalence increases in modern times. However, most people ignored and chose dental care when they feel pain. It will worsen the condition of the tooth until require multivisit treatments. The number of visits required for multivisit treatments resulted incomplete treatment due to patient’s non-obedience. One of the factors that affect obedience is attitude. One's attitude towards something will determine someone's behavior towards the same thing. Purpose: To determine the relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. Method: Analytical observational study with cross-sectional study conducted on 30 patients who came to Conservative Dentistry Unit, Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dental Medicine, UniversitasAirlangga, Surabaya during September-November 2018. The data about the attitude was obtained from questionnaire, while collecting cards of patient’s status and direct interviews of the operators conducted to obtain data about patient’s obedience. Result: Based on the results of Spearman Correlation with α=0,05 obtained p-value=0,364 (p>0,05). It suggests that there was no significant relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. In addition, test results of the relationship between unexamined variables with obedience obtained p-value=0,010 (motivation), p=0,017 (desire), p=0,004 (perception), and p=0,009 (financing). This suggests that there was a significant relationship between motivation, desires, perceptions, and financing with obedience. Conclusion: There is no relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. However, other factors found associated, namely motivation, desires, perceptions, and financing.
Highlights
Dental and oral health is a part of the health of the body that cannot be separated from one another because oral health can affect one’s overall body health
In addition to data on the respondent’s age, education level, and monthly income, respondents obtained distribution of respondents based on arrival motivation, desires, perceptions, care funding, and whether there was a kinship between the patient and the operator summarized in Table 2 or not
Based on the results of study that has been conducted, it is known that the majority of respondents, as many as 63.33% of respondents have a level of positive attitude (Table 3)
Summary
Dental and oral health is a part of the health of the body that cannot be separated from one another because oral health can affect one’s overall body health. The results of the Household Health Survey or SKRT (2001) showed that only 9.3% of the population brushed their teeth according to their recommendations, such as the morning after breakfast and night before going to sleep[2] This shows the lack of knowledge and attitudes (concern) a person towards oral health. Purpose: To determine the relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. Results: Based on the results of Spearman Correlation with α=0,05 obtained p-value=0,364 (p>0,05) It suggests that there was no significant relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. Test results of the relationship between unexamined variables with obedience obtained p-value=0,010 (motivation), p=0,017 (desire), p=0,004 (perception), and p=0,009 (financing). Conclusion: There is no relationship between patient’s dental and oral health attitude towards patient’s obedience during multivisit treatment. Other factors found associated, namely motivation, desires, perceptions, and financing
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