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| Paper Title: | ATTITUDE AND PERCIEVED BARRIERS IN TREATING GERIATRIC PATIENTS AMONG DENTAL INTERNS |
| Authors Name: | MALLIKA VILAS ADHAV , DR. RENUKA NAGARALE , MRUNAL GAIKWAD , AHMED GODIL , BUSHRA SHAIKH |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2310128 |
| Published In: | Volume 8 Issue 10, October-2023 |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT- BACKGROUND- In this era of the elderly, Old age comes with uninvited health and wellness issues and one of them is undisputedly their oral health. Training of the future dentists, who will show unbiased and genuine care and treatment for geriatric people needs to evolve in relevance of the exponential rise of the geriatric population. Therefore, this brings us to inculcate an empathetic attitude in the dental students and interns towards the elderly patients. AIM- The aim of this study is designed to assess the current attitude and explore the perceived barriers dental interns face towards providing treatment to the elderly. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY- A questionnaire study was conducted among dental interns in Pune city, Maharashtra, India to determine the attitude and perceived barriers about geriatric dentistry among dental interns with a duration of about 3 months. The final considered sample size for the study was around 250 and convenient sampling technique was used in this study. Questionnaire consisted of general information about the participants and their relationship with closely related elderly like their grandparents, a questionnaire study based on that of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Geriatric Attitude Scale (GAS) that, consists of a mixture of 14 positively and negatively worded statements answered on a five-point Likert Scale for analyzing the attitude of participants and then the barriers that dental interns came across while providing treatment to geriatric patients. The questionnaire was prepared using Google forms and was distributed to the selected participants through email and whatsapp numbers. The reliability statistics calculated using Cronbach alpha were .725. RESULTS- A total of 250 responses were collected The data reveals a relatively balanced representation of both female and male participants. Specifically, females a total of 120 respondents, and males around 130 respondents. In our survey we observed that females were more attached to the elderly at their places, when compared to males in our study. Females showed positive attitude when compared to male (P=0.003). The perceived barriers of dental students showed significant association with the financial ability of the elderly (P=0.0026), follow up by the elderly, elderly patient compliance and inadequate communication skills (P=0.045) CONCLUSION- Majority of the dental interns had a positive attitude towards the old. The dentists in our study had moderate knowledge and ability in dealing with the older people’s dental problems. However, inadequate communication skills by interns, financial constrains of the elderly and lack of assistance for follow ups and lack of confidence in management of the elderly patients can be considered as perceived barriers. KEYWORDS- Ageing, attitudes, barriers, dental interns |
| Keywords: | AGEING, ATTITUDES, BARRIERS, DENTAL INTERNS |
| Cite Article: | "ATTITUDE AND PERCIEVED BARRIERS IN TREATING GERIATRIC PATIENTS AMONG DENTAL INTERNS", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.833 - 840, October-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2310128.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2310128 Registration ID:209053 Published In: Volume 8 Issue 10, October-2023 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 833 - 840 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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