Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391
Background and Objectives : Referral time of patients affects treatment course and its success rate. Quick diagnosis of malignant and pre-malignant lesions of oral cavity is of utmost importance. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the correlation of individuals’ socioeconomic status and th...
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| author | Shirin Fattahi Seyyed Mahdi Vahid Pakdel Amirala Aghbali Ali Alavi |
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| description | Background and Objectives : Referral time of patients affects treatment course and its success rate. Quick diagnosis of malignant and pre-malignant lesions of oral cavity is of utmost importance. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the correlation of individuals’ socioeconomic status and the patient chief complaint duration in patients with oral pathologic lesions referring to Tabriz dentistry school in the first half of 1391. Materials and Methods: In this study, 80 patients referring to Tabriz dentistry school were selected randomly according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then, the pre-prepared form containing demographic and information about socioeconomic status was filled out for each patient. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (median) and Mann–Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation tests using SPSS 15. Results : The median time of chief complaint duration in males and females was 90 and 14.50 days respectively and the difference was significant (P=0.001). The chief complaint duration median in urban and rural residents was 15 and 105 days respectively and the difference was statistically significant (P Conclusion : Based on the findings of this study, patients who were in lower socioeconomic status, the time of visiting (length of complaints) was longer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-302b93a860774d338a6e97e008f584192022-12-22T01:26:05ZfasTabriz University of Medical SciencesTaṣvīr-i salāmat2008-90582423-66402013-06-0141813DOH_35_20170406105131Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391Shirin Fattahi0Seyyed Mahdi Vahid Pakdel1Amirala Aghbali2Ali Alavi3Assistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dentistry Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Post-graduate student, Department of prosthodontics, Dentistry faculty, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesAssistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dentistry Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesDentist, Private PracticeBackground and Objectives : Referral time of patients affects treatment course and its success rate. Quick diagnosis of malignant and pre-malignant lesions of oral cavity is of utmost importance. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the correlation of individuals’ socioeconomic status and the patient chief complaint duration in patients with oral pathologic lesions referring to Tabriz dentistry school in the first half of 1391. Materials and Methods: In this study, 80 patients referring to Tabriz dentistry school were selected randomly according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then, the pre-prepared form containing demographic and information about socioeconomic status was filled out for each patient. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (median) and Mann–Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation tests using SPSS 15. Results : The median time of chief complaint duration in males and females was 90 and 14.50 days respectively and the difference was significant (P=0.001). The chief complaint duration median in urban and rural residents was 15 and 105 days respectively and the difference was statistically significant (P Conclusion : Based on the findings of this study, patients who were in lower socioeconomic status, the time of visiting (length of complaints) was longer.https://doh.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/doh-59.pdfsocioeconomic statuschief complaint durationtabriz dentistry faculty |
| spellingShingle | Shirin Fattahi Seyyed Mahdi Vahid Pakdel Amirala Aghbali Ali Alavi Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391 Taṣvīr-i salāmat socioeconomic status chief complaint duration tabriz dentistry faculty |
| title | Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391 |
| title_full | Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391 |
| title_short | Evaluating the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Patient Chief Complaint Duration in Patients with Oral Pathologic Lesions Referring to Tabriz Dentistry School in the First Half of 1391 |
| title_sort | evaluating the effect of socioeconomic status on the patient chief complaint duration in patients with oral pathologic lesions referring to tabriz dentistry school in the first half of 1391 |
| topic | socioeconomic status chief complaint duration tabriz dentistry faculty |
| url | https://doh.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/doh-59.pdf |
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