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People would rather see a physician than a dentist when experiencing a long-standing oral ulceration. A population-based study in Spain
Varela-Centelles, Pablo; Seoane, Juan; Ulloa-Morales, Yaima; Estany-Gestal, Ana; Blanco-Hortas, Amdrés; García-Pola, María J; Seoane-Romero, Juan M.
Afiliação
  • Varela-Centelles, Pablo; Estructura Organizativa de Xestión Integrada (EOXI) Lugo. Praza do Ferrol Health Centre. Spain
  • Seoane, Juan; University of Santiago de Compostela. School of Medicine and Dentistry. Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialities. Santiago de Compostela. Spain
  • Ulloa-Morales, Yaima; University of Santiago de Compostela. School of Medicine and Dentistry. Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialities. Santiago de Compostela. Spain
  • Estany-Gestal, Ana; Lugo University Hospital. Lugo. Spain
  • Blanco-Hortas, Amdrés; Lugo University Hospital. Lugo. Spain
  • García-Pola, María J; University of Oviedo. School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialities. Oviedo. Spain
  • Seoane-Romero, Juan M; University of Oviedo. School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialities. Oviedo. Spain
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet) ; 25(4): e455-e460, jul. 2020. tab, graf
Artigo em Inglês | IBECS | ID: ibc-196496
Biblioteca responsável: ES1.1
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 AND

METHODS:

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 cancer
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Assuntos

Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Úlceras Orais / Odontólogos / Preferência do Paciente / Médicos de Atenção Primária Limite: Adolescente / Adulto / Idoso / Feminino / Humanos / 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 / Lugo University Hospital/Spain / University of Oviedo/Spain / University of Santiago de Compostela/Spain

Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Úlceras Orais / Odontólogos / Preferência do Paciente / Médicos de Atenção Primária Limite: Adolescente / Adulto / Idoso / Feminino / Humanos / 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 / Lugo University Hospital/Spain / University of Oviedo/Spain / University of Santiago de Compostela/Spain
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