ArticlePatient preference and adherence2016
Relationships among satisfaction, treatment motivation, and expectations in orthodontic patients: a prospective cohort study.
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- Oral health-related quality of life, experience and satisfaction in adolescents treated for dental crowding with self-ligating or conventional fixed appliances: a multicentre randomized controlled trial.European journal of orthodontics · 2026Article
- Validity and reliability of a questionnaire assessing Brazilian adolescents' experiences in orthodontic treatment.Brazilian oral research · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in Orthodontic Treatment: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Survey in North-Eastern.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Parental influence is the most important predictor of child's orthodontic treatment demand in a preadolescent age.Odontology · 2020Article
- Are frail elderly patients treated in a CGA unit more satisfied with their hospital care than those treated in conventional acute medical care?Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundFew research projects have looked at patient satisfaction with treatment outcome and factors contributing to satisfaction. The aim of this study was to examine treatment motivation and expectation associated with treatment-outcome satisfaction in a group of adolescent nonextraction orthodontic patients. We hypothesized that there would be significant correlations among treatment-outcome satisfaction, motivation, and expectations. SUBJECTS AND
methodsA sample of 120 patients who received orthodontic treatment at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine completed two questionnaires. Before treatment, questionnaire 1 was given to patients to assess treatment motivation and expectations. When treatment had been completed, questionnaire 2, concerning treatment satisfaction, was assessed. Spearman's rank correlation and regression analyses were used to assess the relationships among treatment satisfaction, expectations, and motivation.
resultsA total of 110 patients completed the two questionnaires. There was a tendency toward significant correlations between treatment motivation and overall satisfaction with treatment (β-coefficient -0.264, 95% confidence interval -0.456 to 2.314; P<0.001). However, correlations among treatment motivation and satisfaction with changes made and satisfaction with one's appearance posttreatment were more fragmented. No relationship between treatment expectation and satisfaction was found (β-coefficient -0.126; 95% confidence interval -0.024 to 0.524; P>0.05).
conclusionMotivation was correlated with satisfaction with treatment outcome. Patients' expectations had no correlation with treatment satisfaction.
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