People would rather see a physician than a dentist when experiencing a long-standing oral ulceration. A population-based study in Spain
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 25(4): e455-e460, jul. 2020. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-196496
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Localização: BNCS
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Primary care physicians have been reported to be the first choice for patients with oral ulcerations. This study investigates the health-seeking behaviour of lay public in Galicia (North-western Spain) if experiencing a long-standing oral ulceration. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Cross-sectional population-based survey of randomly selected respondents conducted from March 1, 2015 to 30 June 2016.RESULTS:
A total of 5,727 pedestrians entered the study (response rate 53%), mostly in the 45-64 age group (30.2%; n = 1,728), 47.7% of them (n = 2,729) were males. Most participants (42.1%; n = 2,411) reported to visit their dentist once a year and had secondary or compulsory education as their highest educational achievement (28.18%, n = 1,614; 28%, n = 1,600 respectively).When questioned what they would do if they had a wound/ulceration lasting longer than 3 weeks, most participants answered they would go to see their primary care physician (62.8%; n = 3,597) and less than one quarter of the sample (23.8%; n = 1,371) would seek consultation with their dentist.CONCLUSIONS:
General Galician population would seek professional consultation about a long-standing oral ulceration, relying mostly on primary care physicians. Those neglecting these lesions are elderly, less-schooled people and unaware of oral cancerRESUMEN
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Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Úlceras Orais
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Odontólogos
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Preferência do Paciente
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Médicos de Atenção Primária
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Estructura Organizativa de Xestión Integrada (EOXI) Lugo/Spain
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Lugo University Hospital/Spain
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University of Oviedo/Spain
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University of Santiago de Compostela/Spain