Exploring motivations to seek and undergo prosthodontic care: an empirical approach using the theory of planned Behavior construct
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2014
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Motivations for seeking and undergoing prosthodontic care are poorly understood and
are not often explored for clinical purposes when determining treatment need and understanding
the factors related to the demand for health care and effective use. This article uses the Theory of
Planned Behavior construct to identify factors related to the motivations of edentulous subjects to
seek and undergo prosthodontic treatment. The conceptual framework of the Theory of Planned
Behavior includes attitude toward behavior, an individual’s positive or negative evaluation of
self-performance of the particular behavior; the subjective norm, an individual’s perception of
social normative pressures or relevant others’ beliefs that he or she should or should not perform
such behavior; and perceived behavioral control, or an individual’s perceived ease or difficulty in
performing the particular behavior, determined by the total set of accessible control beliefs. These
components mediate a subject’s intention and behavior toward an object and may also explain
health-related behaviors, providing strong predictions across a range of health behaviors. This
study suggests categories for each component of the Theory of Planned Behavior, based on clinical
evidence and practical reasoning. Attitudes toward behavior include perceived consequences of
no treatment, perceived potential benefits and risks of treatment, dental anxiety, previous experi-
ences, and interpersonal abilities of the health care providers. The subjective norm includes the
opinions of relevant others, advertisement, professionally defined normative need, perceived
professional skills, and technical quality of care. Perceived behavioral control includes subject’s
time, availability and opportunity, treatment costs, subject’s perceived need, and accessibility to
dental care. This conceptual model represents a theoretical multidimensional model that may help
clinicians better understand the patient’s treatment behaviors and provide additional information
for clinical research on patient’s adherence to interventions in prosthodontics.
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Edentulous patient, Behavior, Prosthodontics, Health services needs and demand
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VIEIRA, Antonio Hélio; LELES, Cláudio Rodrigues. Exploring motivations to seek and undergo prosthodontic care: an empirical approach using the theory of planned behavior construct. Patient Preference and Adherence, Manchester, v. 8, p. 1215-1221, 2014.