Abstract
Medical and dental treatments require effective communication, both quantitatively and qualitatively to accomplish success. Instructions given to the patient are essential components of ensuring patient compliance. For some, treatment procedures, instructions are numerous and difficult. Nature has distributed abilities between sexes among humans. This study aims to find the gender differences about their ability to retain the instructions given to them during prosthodontic treatment while also determining the efficacy of such instructions.
Materials and Methods: Ninety completely edentulous patients were rehabilitated with complete denture prosthesis. A list of instructions pertaining to education and motivation of such patients were tabulated and divided into five categories (general, treatment needs, specific, significant and miscellaneous). At two different follow-up visits, the patients were asked to recall the instructions in various categories. The efficacy of the followed instructions was determined by recording of denture plaque index. Paired ‘t’ test was applied for comparison between the 1st and the 2nd appointment recall of instructions. Significant difference was determined at P< 0.05 level between various categories.
Results: Between various categories, general instructions were recalled more than other categories but at the second recall. Between genders, female patients recalled more instructions than males at the second appointment.
Conclusion: This study concludes that the ability of male and female gender differs and the factors associated with it should be taken into consideration before depending on patients to follow treatment instructions on their own.
Keywords: patient compliance, complete denture, treatment needs, patient instructions.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Khurshid A Mattoo
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i7.140
