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Assessment of information resources for people with hypodontia
BDJ Open ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2018-03-09 , DOI: 10.1038/bdjopen.2018.1
Sophy Barber ₁ , Sue Pavitt ₂ , David Meads ₃ , Balvinder Khambay ₂ , Hilary Bekker ₃

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Aim:

To assess the adequacy of patient information to support understanding and decision-making for people affected by hypodontia.

Methods:

1) Questionnaire to understand the provision of patient information by dentists; 2) Systematic search to identify online open-access patient information; 3) Quality assessment of written patient information.

Results:

Questionnaire response rate was 49% (319/649); 91% examined and/or treated people with hypodontia. Most general dentists referred patients to specialist services without providing written hypodontia information. The majority of dental specialists provide patient leaflets but less than a third used web-resources. Only 19% of respondents felt current resources were fit-for-purpose. Thirty-one patient resources (18 leaflets and 13 online) were assessed against quality criteria. The aim of the resource was seldom explicit, the content was often incomplete and variation in readability scores indicated high levels of literacy were required.

Discussion:

Access to, and quality of, patient information for hypodontia is inadequate. Current resources are not sufficiently comprehensive to prepare young patients to engage in shared dental care decisions with their parents and/or dental professionals.

Conclusion:

There is a need for improved access to, and provision of, information about hypodontia if dental professionals want to meet best practice guidance and involve patients in shared decision-making.

中文翻译：

牙齿发育不全患者的信息资源评估

目的：

评估患者信息是否足以支持牙齿发育不全患者的理解和决策。

方法：

1) 调查问卷，了解牙医提供患者信息的情况； 2）系统搜索以识别在线开放获取的患者信息； 3) 书面患者信息的质量评估。

结果：

问卷回复率为49%（319/649）； 91% 的人接受了牙齿发育不全的检查和/或治疗。大多数普通牙医将患者转介至专科服务，但不提供书面的牙齿发育不全信息。大多数牙科专家都会提供患者传单，但只有不到三分之一使用网络资源。只有 19% 的受访者认为当前资源适合用途。根据质量标准对 31 个患者资源（18 个传单和 13 个在线资源）进行了评估。资源的目的很少明确，内容往往不完整，可读性分数的变化表明需要高水平的读写能力。