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dc.contributor.authorSteinvik, Lene Marita
dc.contributor.authorSvartdal, Frode
dc.contributor.authorJohnsen, Jan-Are Kolset
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T09:26:11Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T09:26:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-20
dc.description.abstractDelay of dental care is a problem for dental public health. The present study explored the relationship between procrastination and dental attendance, focusing on delay in seeking dental care. This hypothetical relation was compared to other avoidance-related factors affecting dental attendance. In addition, an inquiry into the reasons for delaying dental care was conducted. Students (n = 164) answered an internet-based questionnaire on socio-demographic factors, dental health, dental attendance, delay of dental care, reasons for the delay, procrastination (IPS), dental anxiety (MDAS), perceived stress (PSS) and oral health self-efficacy (OHSES). The study found no significant relation between procrastination and delay in dental care. However, procrastination was related differently to past, present, and future dental attendance and seemed to relate to oral health behavior. Delay of dental care was associated with higher dental anxiety and lower oral health self-efficacy. The cost of dental care was the most frequently given reason for the delay of dental care. Further research on the delay of dental care and dental attendance is warranted in understanding the behavior, implementing interventions, and improving the utilization of public dental care.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSteinvik, Svartdal, Johnsen. Delay of Dental Care: An Exploratory Study of Procrastination, Dental Attendance, and Self-Reported Oral Health. Dentistry Journal. 2023;11(2)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2127431
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/dj11020056
dc.identifier.issn2304-6767
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30659
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalDentistry Journal
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske fag: 700::Klinisk odontologiske fag: 830::Andre kliniske odontologiske fag: 849en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Midical sciences: 700::Clinical dentistry sciences: 830::Other clinical dentistry sciences: 849en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Medisinsk/odontologisk etikk, atferdsfag, historie: 805en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Midical sciences: 700::Health sciences: 800::Medical/dental ethics, behavioural science, history: 805en_US
dc.titleDelay of Dental Care: An Exploratory Study of Procrastination, Dental Attendance, and Self-Reported Oral Healthen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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