Observational studyBMC oral health2022
Analysis of the dental care queries in the "Mouth-Nose" discussion forum of the French association of patients with Gougerot-Sjögren's syndromes and dryness.
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary Sjögren Syndrome is a rare autoimmune systemic disease characterized by impaired secretory functions of the exocrine gland. One of the main clinical features is dry mouth and subsequent oral diseases, which are also found in patients with Sicca. This leads to a marked deterioration in the quality of life and the patient's search for information and solutions. Many patients turn to patients' associations that offer moments of sharing to their members, especially through online discussion forums. Today, these forums represent quality material for a sociological or biomedical analysis of patients' concerns, as close as possible to their daily lives. Our objective is to analyze the concerns of patients with SS or Sicca regarding their dry mouth especially dental care.
methodsIn this cross-sectional observation study, a quantitative analysis of the Mouth-Nose online forum discussion of the French Association of Patients with Gougerot-Sjögren's Syndromes and Dryness have been performed. After reading and re-reading, initial request themes, topics, and subtopics were established and coding was performed. Then, the 885 threads were classified depending the initial request, pragma-linguistic indices and the main topic discussed in the thread. After identifying the threads dealing with dental care, we looked at which types of care were most discussed and classified the discussions according to whether or not the patient was satisfied with their care at the dentist.
resultsThe majority of the initial requests are posts for experiences sharing and/or advice. The topic of "dental care" is one of the main concerns of the forum users. Among the threads that concern dental care, requests to share experience with implants are in the majority. Finally, the majority of the posts on dental care relate to care in private dental practice, deals with dental implants and prevention and resulted mainly in patient satisfaction.
conclusionsAnalysis of the forum reveals importance of patient concerns about prevention, and care costs due to implant treatment, which add to disease burden. Most of messages relate favorable experiences with their dentists, which is in line with the approach of sharing experiences and support characteristic of a forum.
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