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COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan
BACKGROUND: The aim of this research was to investigate the factors associated with postponing dental attendance amongst Japanese workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: We conducted an internet-based survey in Japan from November 24 to 29, 2021. The participants we...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9085458/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35680437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.05.001 |
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author | Suzuki, Seitaro Ohyama, Atsushi Yoshino, Koichi Eguchi, Takako Kamijo, Hideyuki Sugihara, Naoki |
author_facet | Suzuki, Seitaro Ohyama, Atsushi Yoshino, Koichi Eguchi, Takako Kamijo, Hideyuki Sugihara, Naoki |
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description | BACKGROUND: The aim of this research was to investigate the factors associated with postponing dental attendance amongst Japanese workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: We conducted an internet-based survey in Japan from November 24 to 29, 2021. The participants were selected from people registered with an online research company. The inclusion criteria for this study were full-time or part-time workers aged 20 to 69 years. Participants filled out a questionnaire about their oral health, behaviour, and working conditions. RESULTS: A total of 1840 participants were included in the analysis. Three hundred ninety-eight participants (21.5%) answered that they postponed dental attendance due to COVID-19. Multiple logistic regression showed that women were more likely to postpone dental attendance (odds ratio [OR], 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.33–2.26). Moreover, employment status, household income, changes in income, working at home, interdental cleaning device use, regular dental attendance, awareness of untreated teeth, and dental pain were also associated with postponing dental attendance. The results of decision tree analysis showed that regular dental attenders with dental pain were the most likely to postpone dental attendance. CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics of postponed dental visits for Japanese workers differ depending on whether one is a regular dental attender or not. Amongst regular dental attenders, worsening oral health due to interruptions in dental attendance is concerning. Meanwhile, untreated teeth might be neglected amongst nonregular dental attenders. Preventing patients from refraining from dental attendance, regardless of whether or not they are regular dental attenders, is important during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-90854582022-05-10 COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan Suzuki, Seitaro Ohyama, Atsushi Yoshino, Koichi Eguchi, Takako Kamijo, Hideyuki Sugihara, Naoki Int Dent J Scientific Research Report BACKGROUND: The aim of this research was to investigate the factors associated with postponing dental attendance amongst Japanese workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: We conducted an internet-based survey in Japan from November 24 to 29, 2021. The participants were selected from people registered with an online research company. The inclusion criteria for this study were full-time or part-time workers aged 20 to 69 years. Participants filled out a questionnaire about their oral health, behaviour, and working conditions. RESULTS: A total of 1840 participants were included in the analysis. Three hundred ninety-eight participants (21.5%) answered that they postponed dental attendance due to COVID-19. Multiple logistic regression showed that women were more likely to postpone dental attendance (odds ratio [OR], 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.33–2.26). Moreover, employment status, household income, changes in income, working at home, interdental cleaning device use, regular dental attendance, awareness of untreated teeth, and dental pain were also associated with postponing dental attendance. The results of decision tree analysis showed that regular dental attenders with dental pain were the most likely to postpone dental attendance. CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics of postponed dental visits for Japanese workers differ depending on whether one is a regular dental attender or not. Amongst regular dental attenders, worsening oral health due to interruptions in dental attendance is concerning. Meanwhile, untreated teeth might be neglected amongst nonregular dental attenders. Preventing patients from refraining from dental attendance, regardless of whether or not they are regular dental attenders, is important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elsevier 2022-05-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9085458/ /pubmed/35680437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.05.001 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Scientific Research Report Suzuki, Seitaro Ohyama, Atsushi Yoshino, Koichi Eguchi, Takako Kamijo, Hideyuki Sugihara, Naoki COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan |
title | COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan |
title_full | COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan |
title_fullStr | COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan |
title_short | COVID-19–Related Factors Delaying Dental Visits of Workers in Japan |
title_sort | covid-19–related factors delaying dental visits of workers in japan |
topic | Scientific Research Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9085458/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35680437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.05.001 |
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