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Factors associated with dental interns and professors perception of the management of disabled patients: A cross-sectional study under multivariable analysis.

Natalia Gómez-Vilcapoma, Gissela Briceño-Vergel, Nancy Córdova-Limaylla, Marysela Ladera-Castañeda, Luis Cervantes-Ganoza, Clifford Allen-Revoredo, Miriam Castro-Rojas, César Cayo-Rojas

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Natalia Gómez-VilcapomaUniversidad Privada San Juan Bautista, School of Stomatology, Lima, Peru.
Gissela Briceño-VergelUniversidad Privada San Juan Bautista, School of Stomatology, Lima, Peru.
Nancy Córdova-LimayllaUniversidad Privada San Juan Bautista, School of Stomatology, Lima, Peru.
Marysela Ladera-CastañedaUniversidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Postgraduate School, Research Team "Salud Pública - Salud Integral", Lima, Peru.
Luis Cervantes-GanozaUniversidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Faculty of Stomatology, Lima, Peru.
Clifford Allen-RevoredoUniversidad Privada San Juan Bautista, School of Stomatology, Lima, Peru.
Miriam Castro-RojasUniversidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Postgraduate School, Research Team "Salud Pública - Salud Integral", Lima, Peru.
César Cayo-RojasUniversidad Privada San Juan Bautista, School of Stomatology, Lima, Peru.

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Background: Patients with disabilities experience oral health inequalities, including increased disease prevalence and unmet healthcare needs. The aim of this study was to assess factors associated to the perceived management of patients with physical disabilities among dental interns and professors at a university located in the capital city and a branch in a province in Peru. Methods: This cross-sectional, observational, and analytical study included 100 dental interns and 75 Peruvian dental professors and was conducted from January to April 2022. A validated perception scale was used to evaluate the management of disabled patients. For the statistical analysis, the study employed Pearson's chi-square test and Fisher's exact test, along with a Poisson regression model that used robust variance. The adjusted prevalence ratio (APR) was utilized to evaluate perception while taking into account factors such as gender, age, marital status, origin, professional experience, previous treatment of a patient with physical disability, and previous cohabitation with a disabled patient. The significance level was set at p < 0.05. Results: The 86 % of dental interns and 88 % of dental professors had a poor perception of managing disabled patients, with no significant association between them (p = 0.698). Male and female dental interns displayed significant differences in perception (p = 0.004), while no other variables showed significant differences (p < 0.05). Conversely, dental professors displayed significant differences in all variables analyzed (p < 0.05). In dental interns, gender was found to be the only influential variable, with females having a 41 % higher likelihood of perceiving disabled patient management poorly compared to males (APR = 1.41; 95 % CI: 1.04-1.91) (p = 0.028). However, gender was not found to be a significant factor for dental professors (p = 0.449). Conclusion: The majority of dental interns and professors had a poor perception of managing disabled patients, with no significant differences observed between them. Moreover, gender significantly influenced the perception of managing patients with physical disabilities among dental interns specifically. On the other hand, neither age, marital status, origin, professional experience, previous treatment of a patient with physical disability, nor previous cohabitation with a disabled patient were found to be associated factors among dental interns and professors.

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Cross-sectional studyDental careDental internsDental professorsDentistryDisabilityPerception scalePeru

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PMCPMC11096086

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