Percepção de desfechos relacionados à prótese dentária em indivíduos desdentados
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2006-05-29
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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Self-perception of potential outcomes of prosthodontic treatment, including benefits, risks and consequences of not replacement of missing teeth, were studied in edentulous patients. Initially, using a qualitative approach, it was developed a instrument containing 41 affirmatives that comprise a scale and sub-scales that measure subject’s perception score in a 5-point Likert-type scale (1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=neutral; 4=agree; 5=strongly agree). Subsequently 126 partially or totally edentulous subjects were interviewed. Mean age was 51.8-years (SD=12.3), 74% female. Cronbach’s alfa coefficient of scale and sub-scale ranged from 0.70 and 0.90. Influence of age, gender and clinical variables were tested using analysis of variance and independent t-test. Sum of scores for each subject ranged from 123 to 198, mean score was 173.8 (SD=14.8). Subjects tended to agree with the proposed affirmatives (scores 4 and 5). Considering the total scale, lower scores were obtained by younger (p=0.033), male (p=0.019) and subjects with a single missing tooth (p=0.004). Using sub-scale of benefits, with single missing teeth subjects ranked lower scores (p=0.021). No variables showed significant relationship with perception scores using risks sub-scale. When considering sub-scale that measures perception of consequences of not replacement, lower scores were obtained by males (p=0.033), single missing tooth (p=0.018) and non wearers of prosthodontics (p=0.000). It was concluded that perception of potential outcomes of prosthodontic treatment was influenced by clinical variables. Older subjects, female, subjects with grater number of missing teeth and that have been previously treated have greater perception of benefits and risks of prosthodontic treatment.
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MORANDINI, William José. Percepção de desfechos relacionados à prótese dentária em indivíduos desdentados. 2006. 100 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Odontologia) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2006.