Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service

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Stolbizer, Federico; Roscher, Daniel F.; Andrada, Maria M.; Faes, Lautaro; Arias, Carla; Siragusa, Cecilia; Prada, Silvio; Saiegh, Jonathan; Rodriguez, Daniel; Gualtieri, Ariel Félix; Mendez, Carlos Fernando
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2018
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The aims of this work were: To determine what percentage of firsttime patients to the Dental Emergency Department at the School of Dentistry of Buenos Aires University had taken medications to relieve or treat their condition. To determine what percentage of these had used selfmedication, and which were the most frequently taken medicines. To determine whether there is an association between selfmedication and educational level, and between selfmedication and whether the patient has health coverage. This was an observational, crosssectional study which reviewed 567 clinical histories of patients who visited the Dental Emergency Department from March 2015 to September 2016. The following parameters were assessed: sex, age, reason for consultation, medication, dose, interval, duration and indication. Patients' educational level and whether they had health coverage were ascertained. Confidence intervals of 95% were calculated for percentages using the Wilson score method. Inferential analyses were performed using the Chisquare test (ᵪ2). Significance level was set at 5%. Eighty five percent (85%,.n=481) of the patients had taken at least one medication; 77% (n=372) had used selfmedication. The most frequently used medicines were nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs (61%), antibiotics (34%) and glucocorticoids (2%). No association was found between selfmedication and patients' having health coverage (ᵪ2=13; p=0.08). No significant association was found between educational level and selfmedication (ᵪ2=10; p=0.22). Nevertheless, the lowest percentages of selfmedication were found in subjects with complete university studies (77%; CI95: 60% to 89%), while the highest percentages were found in subjects with incomplete primary education (89%; CI95: 69% to 97%), complete primary education (92%; CI95: 82% to 96%) and incomplete secondary educations (90%; CI95: 84% to 94%).High levels of selfmedication were found in the study population. Although no association was found between educational level and selfmedication behavior, the percentage of selfmedication was higher among patients with lower educational levels. The high level of selfmedication highlights the importance of conducting campaigns to raise awareness about the adequate use of medicines.
Fil: Stolbizer, Federico. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Roscher, Daniel F.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Andrada, Maria M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Faes, Lautaro. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Arias, Carla. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Siragusa, Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Prada, Silvio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Saiegh, Jonathan. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez, Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Gualtieri, Ariel Félix. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Mendez, Carlos Fernando. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas; Argentina
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SELF-MEDICATION
DENTAL CARE
EMERGENCY SERVICE
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spelling Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency serviceStolbizer, FedericoRoscher, Daniel F.Andrada, Maria M.Faes, LautaroArias, CarlaSiragusa, CeciliaPrada, SilvioSaiegh, JonathanRodriguez, DanielGualtieri, Ariel FélixMendez, Carlos FernandoSELF-MEDICATIONDENTAL CAREEMERGENCY SERVICEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3The aims of this work were: To determine what percentage of firsttime patients to the Dental Emergency Department at the School of Dentistry of Buenos Aires University had taken medications to relieve or treat their condition. To determine what percentage of these had used selfmedication, and which were the most frequently taken medicines. To determine whether there is an association between selfmedication and educational level, and between selfmedication and whether the patient has health coverage. This was an observational, crosssectional study which reviewed 567 clinical histories of patients who visited the Dental Emergency Department from March 2015 to September 2016. The following parameters were assessed: sex, age, reason for consultation, medication, dose, interval, duration and indication. Patients' educational level and whether they had health coverage were ascertained. Confidence intervals of 95% were calculated for percentages using the Wilson score method. Inferential analyses were performed using the Chisquare test (ᵪ2). Significance level was set at 5%. Eighty five percent (85%,.n=481) of the patients had taken at least one medication; 77% (n=372) had used selfmedication. The most frequently used medicines were nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs (61%), antibiotics (34%) and glucocorticoids (2%). No association was found between selfmedication and patients' having health coverage (ᵪ2=13; p=0.08). No significant association was found between educational level and selfmedication (ᵪ2=10; p=0.22). Nevertheless, the lowest percentages of selfmedication were found in subjects with complete university studies (77%; CI95: 60% to 89%), while the highest percentages were found in subjects with incomplete primary education (89%; CI95: 69% to 97%), complete primary education (92%; CI95: 82% to 96%) and incomplete secondary educations (90%; CI95: 84% to 94%).High levels of selfmedication were found in the study population. Although no association was found between educational level and selfmedication behavior, the percentage of selfmedication was higher among patients with lower educational levels. The high level of selfmedication highlights the importance of conducting campaigns to raise awareness about the adequate use of medicines.Fil: Stolbizer, Federico. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Roscher, Daniel F.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Andrada, Maria M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Faes, Lautaro. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Arias, Carla. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Siragusa, Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Prada, Silvio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Saiegh, Jonathan. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez, Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Gualtieri, Ariel Félix. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; ArgentinaFil: Mendez, Carlos Fernando. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
title Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
spellingShingle Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
Stolbizer, Federico
SELF-MEDICATION
DENTAL CARE
EMERGENCY SERVICE
title_short Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
title_full Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
title_fullStr Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
title_full_unstemmed Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
title_sort Self-medication in patients seeking care in a dental emergency service
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Stolbizer, Federico
Roscher, Daniel F.
Andrada, Maria M.
Faes, Lautaro
Arias, Carla
Siragusa, Cecilia
Prada, Silvio
Saiegh, Jonathan
Rodriguez, Daniel
Gualtieri, Ariel Félix
Mendez, Carlos Fernando
author Stolbizer, Federico
author_facet Stolbizer, Federico
Roscher, Daniel F.
Andrada, Maria M.
Faes, Lautaro
Arias, Carla
Siragusa, Cecilia
Prada, Silvio
Saiegh, Jonathan
Rodriguez, Daniel
Gualtieri, Ariel Félix
Mendez, Carlos Fernando
author_role author
author2 Roscher, Daniel F.
Andrada, Maria M.
Faes, Lautaro
Arias, Carla
Siragusa, Cecilia
Prada, Silvio
Saiegh, Jonathan
Rodriguez, Daniel
Gualtieri, Ariel Félix
Mendez, Carlos Fernando
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv SELF-MEDICATION
DENTAL CARE
EMERGENCY SERVICE
topic SELF-MEDICATION
DENTAL CARE
EMERGENCY SERVICE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The aims of this work were: To determine what percentage of firsttime patients to the Dental Emergency Department at the School of Dentistry of Buenos Aires University had taken medications to relieve or treat their condition. To determine what percentage of these had used selfmedication, and which were the most frequently taken medicines. To determine whether there is an association between selfmedication and educational level, and between selfmedication and whether the patient has health coverage. This was an observational, crosssectional study which reviewed 567 clinical histories of patients who visited the Dental Emergency Department from March 2015 to September 2016. The following parameters were assessed: sex, age, reason for consultation, medication, dose, interval, duration and indication. Patients' educational level and whether they had health coverage were ascertained. Confidence intervals of 95% were calculated for percentages using the Wilson score method. Inferential analyses were performed using the Chisquare test (ᵪ2). Significance level was set at 5%. Eighty five percent (85%,.n=481) of the patients had taken at least one medication; 77% (n=372) had used selfmedication. The most frequently used medicines were nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs (61%), antibiotics (34%) and glucocorticoids (2%). No association was found between selfmedication and patients' having health coverage (ᵪ2=13; p=0.08). No significant association was found between educational level and selfmedication (ᵪ2=10; p=0.22). Nevertheless, the lowest percentages of selfmedication were found in subjects with complete university studies (77%; CI95: 60% to 89%), while the highest percentages were found in subjects with incomplete primary education (89%; CI95: 69% to 97%), complete primary education (92%; CI95: 82% to 96%) and incomplete secondary educations (90%; CI95: 84% to 94%).High levels of selfmedication were found in the study population. Although no association was found between educational level and selfmedication behavior, the percentage of selfmedication was higher among patients with lower educational levels. The high level of selfmedication highlights the importance of conducting campaigns to raise awareness about the adequate use of medicines.
Fil: Stolbizer, Federico. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Roscher, Daniel F.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Andrada, Maria M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Faes, Lautaro. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Arias, Carla. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Siragusa, Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Prada, Silvio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Saiegh, Jonathan. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez, Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Gualtieri, Ariel Félix. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina
Fil: Mendez, Carlos Fernando. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Farmacología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas; Argentina
description The aims of this work were: To determine what percentage of firsttime patients to the Dental Emergency Department at the School of Dentistry of Buenos Aires University had taken medications to relieve or treat their condition. To determine what percentage of these had used selfmedication, and which were the most frequently taken medicines. To determine whether there is an association between selfmedication and educational level, and between selfmedication and whether the patient has health coverage. This was an observational, crosssectional study which reviewed 567 clinical histories of patients who visited the Dental Emergency Department from March 2015 to September 2016. The following parameters were assessed: sex, age, reason for consultation, medication, dose, interval, duration and indication. Patients' educational level and whether they had health coverage were ascertained. Confidence intervals of 95% were calculated for percentages using the Wilson score method. Inferential analyses were performed using the Chisquare test (ᵪ2). Significance level was set at 5%. Eighty five percent (85%,.n=481) of the patients had taken at least one medication; 77% (n=372) had used selfmedication. The most frequently used medicines were nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs (61%), antibiotics (34%) and glucocorticoids (2%). No association was found between selfmedication and patients' having health coverage (ᵪ2=13; p=0.08). No significant association was found between educational level and selfmedication (ᵪ2=10; p=0.22). Nevertheless, the lowest percentages of selfmedication were found in subjects with complete university studies (77%; CI95: 60% to 89%), while the highest percentages were found in subjects with incomplete primary education (89%; CI95: 69% to 97%), complete primary education (92%; CI95: 82% to 96%) and incomplete secondary educations (90%; CI95: 84% to 94%).High levels of selfmedication were found in the study population. Although no association was found between educational level and selfmedication behavior, the percentage of selfmedication was higher among patients with lower educational levels. The high level of selfmedication highlights the importance of conducting campaigns to raise awareness about the adequate use of medicines.
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