Analysis of the perceived oral treatment need using Andersen%26apos;s behavioural model

作者：Lundegren N^*; Axtelius B; I**erg P E; Akerman S

来源：Community Dental Health, 2013, 30(2): 102-107.

DOI：10.1922/CDH_2927Lundegren06

• self-assessment
• needs and demand
• health services
• perceived need

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of specific components of Andersen%26apos;s behavioural model on adult individuals%26apos; perceived oral treatment need. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to a randomly selected sample of 9,690 individuals, 20 to 89 years old, living in Skane, Sweden. The 58 questions, some with follow-up questions, were answered by 6,123 individuals; a 63% response rate. Selected for inclusion in the multivariate logistic regression analysis were those questions relating to Andersen%26apos;s behavioural model, phase five. Responses to %26quot;How do you rate your oral treatment need today?%26quot; were used as a dependent variable. The 62 questions chosen as independent variables represented the components: individual characteristics, health behaviour and outcomes in the model. Results: Of the independent variables, 24 were significant at the p %26lt;= 0.05 level. Low educational level, previously unmet perceived oral treatment need, frequent visiting pattern, perception of worse oral health than one%26apos;s peers, an external locus of control, and to have received information from one%26apos;s dental caregiver about a need for oral treatment were all highly significant (p%26lt;0.001) variables correlating with high self-perceived oral treatment need. Conclusion: The Andersen behavioural model can be a useful theoretical tool for the study of perceived oral treatment need.

• 出版日期2013-6