J Korean Acad Oral Health.  2021 Mar;45(1):44-48. 10.11149/jkaoh.2021.45.1.44.

Related factors of re-visit intention to the oral health care center for the disabled

• Choi YA
• Jung YS
• Kang JM
• Lee YE
• Choi YH
• Song KB

• KMID: 2514460
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2021.45.1.44

Abstract

Objectives
The aim of this study is to identify the factors related to re-visit intentions of patients who had visited the 10 oral health care centers for the disabled currently operating in Korea.
Methods
A self-developed questionnaire (29 items) was distributed among 1,000 randomly selected patients and their guardians who had visited one of the 10 oral health care centers for the disabled, with a consent. Consequently, 874 questionnaires were collected and analysed for statistics using SPSS 25.0.
Results
The patients traveled a long distance to visit the oral health care centers because of their specialization for the disabled. With the level of satisfaction with dentist services, dental hygienist services, and facilities increasing, the re-visit intention proportionally rose.
Conclusions
This study presents basic data that provides information on the operation of 10 oral health care centers for the disabled. It is imperative to develop a more structured questionnaire, and conduct an annual survey of the disabled visiting the centers.

Keyword

Oral health center; Re-visit intention; The disabled

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