PMID- 29369072
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220217
LR  - 20230930
IS  - 1549-8425 (Electronic)
IS  - 1549-8417 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 8
DP  - 2021 Dec 1
TI  - Patient-Reported Dental Safety Events: A South African Perspective.
PG  - e866-e873
LID - 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000464 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: In recent years, there has been an increase in research studies 
      highlighting patients' experiences of adverse events (AEs) as well as the role of 
      patients in promoting safety. The primary goal of the study was to assess the 
      prevalence of dental AEs (DAEs) among dental patients in South Africa and its 
      associated factors. The integration of the patient perspective into dental 
      patient safety research will enhance our collective understanding of DAEs. 
      METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of adult patients at a large dental 
      academic institution in South Africa from May to June 2015, evaluating their 
      previous experiences of DAEs at any dental clinic in South Africa. Descriptive 
      statistics and bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the 
      factors associated with an increased likelihood of experiencing a DAE. RESULTS: A 
      total of 440 questionnaires were returned during the 6-week study period 
      (response rate = 97.8%). Overall, 45.5% of participants reported experiencing one 
      or more DAEs. Two hundred participants reported a total of 717 DAEs giving us a 
      lifetime prevalence of 1.6 DAEs per respondent. Our results suggest that 
      respondents who were younger (18-24 y), from high-income families (>R150,000 or 
      US $9200), dissatisfied with their last dental visit and oral health had an 
      increased likelihood of reporting a previous experience of a DAE. CONCLUSIONS: 
      This study provides an insight into the nature of information that can be gleaned 
      from dental patients regarding safety and helps lay the foundation for patient 
      involvement in patient safety reporting.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Obadan-Udoh, Enihomo
AU  - Obadan-Udoh E
AD  - From the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of 
      Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, California.
FAU - Van der Berg-Cloete, Sophy
AU  - Van der Berg-Cloete S
AD  - Department of Dental Management Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of 
      Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
FAU - Ramoni, Rachel
AU  - Ramoni R
AD  - Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
FAU - Kalenderian, Elsbeth
AU  - Kalenderian E
AD  - From the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of 
      Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, California.
FAU - White, John George
AU  - White JG
AD  - Department of Dental Management Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of 
      Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Patient Saf
JT  - Journal of patient safety
JID - 101233393
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Patient Reported Outcome Measures
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
COIS- The authors disclose no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2018/01/26 06:00
MHDA- 2022/02/19 06:00
CRDT- 2018/01/26 06:00
PHST- 2018/01/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/02/19 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/01/26 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 01209203-202112000-00033 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000464 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Patient Saf. 2021 Dec 1;17(8):e866-e873. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000464.