• 치위생과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2017

This study aims to determine the changes in health beliefs and practices of dental hygienists on infection control after having received special training on that subject. The study population consisted of dental hygienists working at the dental institutions located in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. The intervention group and the control group each had randomly assigned 26 dental hygienists. The intervention group received training courses on infection control once a week for 3 hours, for a total of 4 training sessions. We used a survey tool to find the changes between the two groups regarding their health beliefs and practices on infection control measures. The survey was conducted prior to the training sessions, 3 months and 2 weeks after the training. The study results revealed statistically significant increases in perceived sensitivity, perceived seriousness, and perceived benefits after the training courses in the intervention group (p<0.05). A statistically significant decrease in perceived barriers was also noted in the intervention group (p<0.05). Additionally, there was a statistically significant increase in the practice of infection control in the intervention group as compared to the control group (p<0.05). Therefore, we conclude that infection control training is crucial in bringing about positive changes to the health beliefs of dental hygienists, and a structured system is necessary for continuous infection management along with training in order to improve infection control practices.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.363-373
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate nail hygiene behaviors and to identify the relationship between hand hygiene beliefs and nail hygiene behaviors among dental hygienists, dental's aide and dental coordinator in South Korea. Methods: The subjects were 291 dental workers including dental hygienists, dental assistant and dental coordinator working full-time at dental clinics, dental hospitals, general dental hospitals and dental university hospitals in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do. The questionnaire consisted of a total 35 items, including 4 items on general characteristics, 25 items on hand hygiene, 2 items on "nail art" experience, and 4 items on nail hygiene behaviors. The collected data were analyzed using an independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, chi-square test, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis, where ${\alpha}<0.05$ was considered statistically significant. Results: The scores of behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs, control beliefs and nail hygiene behaviors were $5.15{\pm}0.58$, $5.26{\pm}0.81$, $3.69{\pm}0.96$ and $5.03{\pm}0.98$, respectively. Statistically significant relationships were detected in terms of participants' clinical experiences with respect to behavioral and normative beliefs (p<0.05 for all three belief categories). Participants working in general dental hospitals and dental university hospitals demonstrated the highest scores for behavioral, normative and control beliefs (p<0.05). Participants working in dental clinics reported the highest "nail art" experience rates in the last two years (45.5%) and at the time of the survey (15.7%; p<0.05). Nail hygiene behaviors were more likely to be observed in individuals with stronger behavioral and stronger normative beliefs (p<0.05). Conclusions: More specific infection control guidelines for "nail art" among dental workers should be established and promoted, so that both patients and dental workers can interact in a safe environment.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.985-992
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• 2011

Objectives : This study is based on oral health knowledge and oral health belief, oral health behaviors are processed of an elementary school oral health education. Methods : Questionnaire survey was carried out targeting the elementary grades 5,6, in Nowon region. The data collected with T-test and pearson correlation analysis results were as follows: Results : 1. Correct answers of oral health knowledge is not required to treat dental decay in children's showed 5 grade students 17 persons 11.3%, 6 grade students 10 persons 6.8%. 2. 2 times of a day brush strokes showed 5 grade students85 persons56.6% and 6 grade students 79 persons 53.7%. 3. Students who have received dental care, oral health beliefs of the seriousness of the average $10.80{\pm}3.94$ and showed, Students who have never received dental care in the severity of oral health beliefs appear to the average $9.16{\pm}3.15$ were significantly different. 4. Elementary students' oral health beliefs and health of the sensitivity of the severity and disability - increasing the motivation to increase susceptibility showed a positive correlation, negative correlation between benefit and importance was the. Conclusions : In this study, elementary school students learn proper oral health knowledge will be required to be properly trained, improving oral health, oral health education beliefs lead to action would be to help.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2012

본 연구는 남자 고등학생들의 구강건강신념에 따른 구강건강실천정도를 파악하여 구강건강에 대한 지식과 행동양식의 변화를 유도함으로써 바람직한 구강건강신념을 바탕으로 구강건강을 실천할 수 있도록 하는 정보를 제공하고자 2010년 5월 20일부터 6월 20일까지 전라북도에 위치한 3개의 고등학교 남학생 1, 2학년을 대상으로 편의표본추출법에 의한 자기기입식으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. SPSS 12.0 프로그램을 이용하여 수집된 자료의 통계분석을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 구강건강신념정도는 '치과질환이 발생한 경우 치과치료를 빨리 받아야 한다고 생각한다'가 4.44점으로 가장 높았고, '치과치료에 대하여 다른 사람과 이야기 하는 시간이 많다'가 2.73점으로 가장 낮게 나타났다. 2. 일반적인 특성에 따른 구강건강신념에서 종교와 치과방문경험이 있는 경우가 없는 경우보다 구강건강신념이 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 구강건강실천에서는 학년이 높을수록(p<0.01), 종교가 있는 경우가 없는 경우 보다 구강건강실천정도가 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.001). 3. 구강건강신념에 따른 구강건강실천정도에서 잇솔질이 3.65점으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, '잇솔질', '구강위생용품', '정기적인 방문', '식이조절', '교육 및 관심' 모두 구강건강신념이 높은 집단이 낮은 집단 보다 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05, p<0.001). 이상의 연구결과를 보면 구강건강신념과 구강건강실천은 상호 유의한 관련성이 있다고 볼수 있으므로, 본인의 구강건강을 스스로 책임지는 시기인 고등학생의 바람직한 구강건강신념과 구강건강실천향상을 위해 지속적이고 체계적인 학교구강보건교육 프로그램의 활성화가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine influential factors related to hand washing practice in dental hygienists by health belief model, one of the major predictors of health behavior including perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, perceived benefits, perceived barriers and cues to action. Methods : The subjects were dental hygienists in dental hospitals, dental clinics, general hospitals and university hospitals in Seoul. A survey was conducted from May 1 to September 30, 2011. Results : Analysis of health belief of dental hygienists in hand washing, they revealed the highest marks of 4.39 to perceived benefits, followed by perceived susceptibility(4.29), perceived seriousness(3.94), cues to action(3.30) and perceived barriers(1.81). The mean was 4.13 in hand washing practice. The senior and well educated dental hygienists in general hospitals had a tendency to wash hands frequently. It is statistically significant(p<0.05). In regard to the correlation among the subfactors of health beliefs, susceptibility had a statistically significant positive correlation to seriousness, benefits and cues to action, and seriousness was positively correlated to benefits and cues to action. Conclusions : It is necessary to develop and implement hand washing education program for dental hygienists focusing on perceived benefits and barriers which are two of the health beliefs affecting the hand washing practice.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2008

치과공포는 치과의료서비스를 이용하는데 방해요인 중 하나로, 정기구강검진이나 반드시 받아야 하는 치료를 피하게 만들어 구강건강상태를 악화시키며, 많은 치과의료인력에서 환자의 행동을 조절하는데 실패의 원인으로 작용한다. 따라서 치과공포는 구강건강증진과 진료 효율성 측면에서 중요하게 관리되어야 한다. 이에 저자는 만13세 이상 18세 이하인 청소년 총 313명을 대상으로 Dental Fear Survey 척도를 이용하여 치과공포도를 측정하였고, 치과공포와의 관련된 요인 및 이에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1. 응답자의 치과공포도는 구강건강상태가 좋은 선진국과 비교할 때 높은 수준이었다. 2. 진료동안 가장 강하게 경험한 생리적 반응은 '근육긴장'이었고, 치과공포를 유발하는 주된 자극요인은 '마취주사기'와 '치아삭제용 드릴'로 나타났다. 3. 치과공포도가 높을수록 치과의료서비스 이용 횟수가 적었고, 정기구강검진을 시행하지 않았으며, 자가 인지한 구강병 증상도 많은 것으로 조사되었다. 4. 치과공포도에 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 요인은 직접통증경험과 치과의사에 대한 신뢰도로 나타났다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2008

본 연구는 노인들의 삶의 질 향상과 관련 있는 노인구강건강증진 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 2007년 8월 1일부터 9월 1일까지 전라북도 일부지역 노인들을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였으며, SPSS WIN 12.0 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 1. 대상자의 일반적인 특성에 따른 구강건강신념 및 구강건강관리행태 정도를 분석결과 구강건강신념에서는 '종교'와 '교육정도, 구강건강상태'에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 구강건강신념을 사후검증 한 결과 종교가 있는 경우 구강건강신념이 높은것으로 나타났다 (p < .03). '교육정도'에서는 국퇴 중학교 졸업과 고퇴 졸업, 대퇴 졸업이상 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났으며(p < .01), '구강건강상태'에서는 건강한 그룹과 건강하지 않은 그룹 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p< .01). 2. 구강건강신념 정도는 3.66으로 나타났으며, 구강건강신념 정도가 높은 집단이 낮은 집단 보다 '잇솔질'과 '식이조절'에서 평균이 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p < .05). 3. 구강건강관리행태 정도는 2.67로 낮게 나타났으며, 건강관리행태 정도가 높은 집단이 낮은 집단에 비해 삶의 질이 높은 것으로 나타났다(p < .05). 4. 구강건강신념과 구강건강관리행태가 노인의 삶의 질에 미치는 영향력을 살펴본 결과, 구강건강관리행태에서 '정기적인 치과방문' 요인이 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 결정요인으로 나타났으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를(p < .05) 보였다. 이상의 결과로 노인의 구강건강신념과 구강건강관리 행태는 노인 삶의 질 향상과 밀접한 관련이 있으며, 노인의 삶의 질 향상을 위하여 노인 특성에 맞는 다양한 구강보건 교육 개발과 함께 계속구강건강관리체계가 필요하다고 생각된다. 본 연구는 일부지역 노인들을 대상으로 한 자료이므로 일반화 시키는데 한계가 있으므로 주의가 요구된다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.350-361
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 15세에서 17세의 청소년들을 대상으로 치과치료에 대한 공포감의 일반적인 경향과 관련변인들에 따라 공포감이 어떻게 차이가 나며, 이들 변인들이 치과치료에 대한 공포감에 영향을 미치는 정도와 인과관계를 밝히고자 하였다. DFS, DBS 및 GFS를 포함한 설문도구와 청소년의 특성에 관한 문항들로 구성된 설문지를 이용하였고, SPSS를 이용하여 단변량 분석을 시행한 후 LISREL 8.12를 사용하여 공변량 구조모형을 분석하였다. DFS (0.957), DBS (0.916) 및 GFS (0.910)의 Cronbach 신뢰도 계수가 모두 0.9이상으로 높게 나타났고, 자신의 치아상태가 건강하지 않다고 생각할수록, 최근 구강 내 동통을 경험했을 경우, 치과치료 시 동통을 강하게 느꼈을 경우, 그리고 치료 시 동통을 자주 경험했을 경우와 치과약속을 어긴적이 있을 경우에 그렇지 않은 경우보다 치과치료에 대한 공포감의 수준이 통계적으로 유의하게 높아지는 추세로 나타났다. 구조방정식 모형의 적합도는 양호하게 나타났으며, 치과치료시 동통정도와 동통 횟수, 치과약속을 어긴 횟수, 치과의사에 대한 불신감 그리고 일반적인 공포감이 치과치료와 관련된 공포감에 정(+)의 직접효과가 있었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.431-440
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• 2017

Objectives: The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the students majoring in dental hygiene on their oral health beliefs and oral health behavior. Methods: The survey was conducted using selfadministered questionnaires targeting 619 female students majoring in dental hygiene at three Universities in k and J province. The stronger health oral belief means higher score in susceptibility, severity, benefit and salience, but the higher score in barrier means stronger recognition in obstacle. Results: There was significant correlation between susceptibility and experience of not-treated oral disease (OR [odds ratio] 2.40; 95% CI [confidence interval] 1.73-3.34)' and 'dental caries (OR 2.36; 95% CI 1.25-4.45)'. Benefit had significant correlation with 'visiting dental clinic (OR 1.58; 95% CI 1.14-2.19)'. Salience had significant correlation with 'experience of not-treated oral disease (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.52-0.94)'. Barrier had significant correlation with 'visiting dental clinic (OR 0.73; 95% CI 0.56-0.95)' and 'removing oral plaque (OR 0.71; 95% CI 0.52-0.95)'. There was no significant correlation between oral health belief and 'using of oral hygiene device' or 'regular tooth brushing'. Conclusions: Diverse oral health behaviors were affected by susceptibility, benefit, salience and barrier in oral health belief. The programs for oral health education and preventing oral disease should be prepared to change oral health belief to promote the oral health systematically based on the results of this study.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.159-174
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• 2015

Objectives : A survey was conducted to investigate oral health belief and education awareness of oral health of workers in the workplace and to obtain the basic data necessary to promote their oral health and design an oral health education program. Methods : This study conducted a self-administered survey. Results : The following conclusion was made. For oral health beliefs based on the type of work that the workers did, workers in production and technical services had more benefits than those in other fields(security, guard, etc.), and workers on night duty had more oral health hygiene problems than that of regular day-time workers. The longer the period of service was, the more sensitive and serious the workers were and the less beneficial the work was; workers working for eight hours or less had higher levels of importance than those working for ten hours. They were well aware of the need for oral health education but were less aware of the need for an oral health room. Conclusions : It is necessary to emphasize oral health beliefs when developing an oral health education program that promotes oral health for workers in the workplace. If an oral health education program attempts to reflect the concerns of workers in the workplace and provides preferred contents and methods on oral health education, the program is expected to promote the active and positive participation of the workers.