CORRELATES OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS

牙周病预防行为的相关性

• 批准号: 3221562
• 负责人: DAVID L RONIS
• 金额: $ 27.37万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-07-01 至 1991-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3221562
• 关键词: dental disorder diagnosis; dental plaque; gingivitis; health behavior; human subject; oral health; periodontium disorder; preventive dentistry; public health; self care; tooth loss; toothbrushing

In order to prevent periodontal disease and tooth loss, dental authorities recommend that adults should brush and floss their teeth daily and should have regular preventive dental visits. While most American adults brush daily, only about half of them visit a dentist in any given year, and fewer than one out of five floss their teeth daily. The proposed research will attempt to determine why adults do or do not follow each of these recommendations. The research will also test the joint impact of these three preventive actions on periodontal health. The project will be guided by theory and research in psychology, public health, and dentistry. The specific aims are (a) to identify the beliefs, experiences, and other variables that are important predictors of the three periodontal disease preventive behaviors, (b) to test the effects of the three behaviors on oral health outcomes (plaque, calculus, gingivitis, and periodontal disease), (c) to determine the level of the three preventive behaviors and of their predictors and outcomes in the general population and in selected subpopulations, (d) to identify sources of information about dental health that are used and trusted, and (e) to refine and validate measures of the predictor variables. On the basis of the research findings, recommendations will be made for health education interventions to encourage people to brush, floss, and obtain preventive dental care. The subjects will be a probability sample of 800 adults residing in the Detroit tri-county area. Data will be collected by (a) face to face interview, (b) observations of demonstrated oral hygiene behaviors, and (c) dental examinations. Dental hygienists will conduct the observations and examinations. Respondents' reports of dental visits will be confirmed by checking with their dentists. Multivariate data analyses will be used to determine which variables contribute to prediction when other variables are controlled and to assess the joint effects of the three preventive actions on oral health.

为了预防牙周病和牙齿脱落， 当局建议成年人应该刷牙和用牙线清洁牙齿。 每天，并应定期进行预防性牙科检查。 虽然大多数 美国成年人每天刷牙，只有大约一半的人去看牙医。 任何一年，不到五分之一的人每天用牙线刷牙。 这项拟议中的研究将试图确定为什么成年人做或不做 遵循每一项建议。 该研究还将测试 这三种预防措施对牙周健康的共同影响。 该项目将以心理学理论和研究为指导， 健康和牙科。 具体目标是（a）确定信仰、经验和其他 变量是牙周病的三个重要预测因素 预防行为，（B）测试三种行为对 口腔健康结果（牙菌斑、牙结石、牙龈炎和牙周炎） 疾病），（c）确定三种预防行为的水平 以及它们在一般人群和 （d）确定关于下列方面的信息来源： 使用和信任的牙齿健康，以及（e）完善和验证 预测变量的度量。 在此基础上 调查结果，建议健康教育干预措施 鼓励人们刷牙，用牙线清洁牙齿，并获得预防性的牙齿护理。 受试者将是800名成年人的概率样本， 底特律三郡区 数据将通过（a）面对面 访谈，（B）观察所展示的口腔卫生行为，以及 (c)牙科检查。 牙科医生将进行观察 和考试。 受访者的牙科就诊报告将 通过与他们的牙医确认。 多变量数据分析 将用于确定哪些变量有助于预测， 控制其他变量，并评估 口腔健康的三项预防措施。