An analysis of the cognition,attitude and influencing factors of the elderly toward denture restoration in Si-chuan province
Objective To study the cognition and attitude of the elderly toward denture restoration in Sichuan province,and to ex-plore the influencing factors.Method The elderly people over 60 years old in Sichuan Province were selected as convenience sample questionnaire subjects for descriptive analysis,single factor and multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results Single factor analysis showed that the willingness to repair was negatively associated with age(P<0.05),and positively associated with educational level,monthly income and cognition(P<0.05),and the urban elderly had the highest rate of repair willingness,second in towns and the lowest in rural areas.The willingness to visit the quack doctor was negatively associated with educational level,monthly income and cognition(P<0.05),with the highest elderly willingness rate in township areas,followed by rural areas and again in cities;the will-ingness to seek medical treatment in regular medical places was positively associated with educational level,monthly income and cogni-tion(P<0.05).Results of the multivariate analysis:relative to age 60 to denture repair intention,OR 80～=2.308,95%CI 80～= 1.175～4.534,OR 70～79=1.667,95%CI 70～79=1.000～2.776;Relative to the intention of denture restoration in the residential rural group,OR city =0.345,95%CI city =0.196～0.609,OR town =0.422,95%CI town =0.236～0.755;Relative to the willing-ness of quack doctors in the higher cognitive group,OR lower cognition =8.991,95%CI lower cognition = 3.722～21.718,OR uni-versal cognition =2.089,95%CI universal cognition = 0.772～5.656;Relative to the intention of regular doctors in the higher cogni-tive group,OR lower cognition =0.111,95%CI lower cognition =0.046～0.269,OR universal cognition =0.479,95%CI universal cognition =0.177～1.296.Conclusion Age and place of residence were the influencing factors of the desire of denture restoration in the elderly in Sichuan province.Therefore,the departments concerned should strengthen the crack down on illegal practice of medi-cine,reform the oral health insurance system for the elderly,and strengthen the education of denture restoration for the elderly to im-prove the knowledge of denture restoration.
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