Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391

Fattahi, Shirin and Mahdi Vahid Pakdel, Seyyed and Aghbali, Amirala (2013) Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391. Depiction of Health.

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Abstract

​Background and Objectives : Referral time of patients affects treatment course and its success rate. Quick diagnosis of malignant and pre-malignant lesions of oral cavity is of utmost importance. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the correlation of individuals’ socioeconomic status and the patient chief complaint duration in patients with oral pathologic lesions referring to Tabriz dentistry school in the first half of 1391. Materials and Methods: In this study, 80 patients referring to Tabriz dentistry school were selected randomly according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then, the pre-prepared form containing demographic and information about socioeconomic status was filled out for each patient. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (median) and Mann–Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation tests using SPSS 15. Results : The median time of chief complaint duration in males and females was 90 and 14.50 days respectively and the difference was significant (P=0.001). The chief complaint duration median in urban and rural residents was 15 and 105 days respectively and the difference was statistically significant (P Conclusion : Based on the findings of this study, patients who were in lower socioeconomic status, the time of visiting (length of complaints) was longer.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: East India Archive > Biological Science
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Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2023 09:49
Last Modified: 24 Aug 2024 13:25
URI: http://ebooks.keeplibrary.com/id/eprint/807

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