Gesundheitsversorgungsforschung und -epidemiologie
Autoren
Deinzer, Renate
Micheelis, Wolfgang
Granrath, Nicole
Hoffmann, Thomas
Schlagwörter
Health behaviour
Health-related knowledge
Patient education
Periodontology
Prevention
Risk factors
Publikation — Zeitschriftenbeiträge
Titel
More to learn about: periodontitis related knowledge and its relationship with periodontal health behaviour
Titel kurz
J Clin Periodontol
Titel Ausgeschrieben
Journal of Clinical Periodontology
ISSN
1600-051X (Electronic); 0303-6979 (Linking)
Jahr
2009
Ausgabe
36
Issue
9
Seitenzahl
756-764
Erscheinungsdatum
01.09.2009
More to learn about: periodontitis related knowledge and its relationship with periodontal health behaviour
AIM: To assess periodontitis-related knowledge and its relation to oral health behaviour on a community level and to identify target groups and major topics for health education interventions.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: By means of a multistratified, stochastic telephone survey, 1001 interviews with Germans older than 14 years were carried out. Participants answered questions on the definition, aetiology, and risk factors of periodontal disease and on the risks associated with and measures to prevent them. They also reported on their current oral health behaviour.
RESULTS: Severe knowledge deficits were found with respect to all topics. No consistent relationships with age or education were found, although less educated and very young and old people tended to show the greatest deficits. Knowledge of preventive measures was most strongly related to current oral health behaviour.
CONCLUSIONS: Health education on periodontal diseases must be improved on a community level, although schoolchildren, older citizens and the less educated are the groups most in need. Interventions should focus on preventive measures.
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