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Patient involvement in oral hygiene cooperation: a factor analytic study
Author(s) -
Camner Lars,
Sandell Rolf,
Söder PerÖsten
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01490.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , attendance , confidence interval , hygiene , dentistry , family medicine , pathology , economics , economic growth
In a previous study the concept “patient involvement” was found to be strongly predictive of therapy outcome. On the basis of a questionnaire concerning patients' background and motivation, 82 patients were interviewed before treatment. To cover the concept “patient involvement” 16 variables were considered as relevant measures. In a factor analysis four factors accounted for 90% of the common variance. The factors were interpreted in terms of: 1) initial attitudes, 2) attendance, 3) self‐confidence and 4) teeth‐mindedness.