Patient and dentist perspectives on collecting patient reported outcomes after painful dental procedures in the National Dental PBRN.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dental Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) relate to a dental patient's subjective experience of their oral health. How practitioners and patients value PROs influences their successful use in practice.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 practitioners and 32 patients who provided feedback on using a mobile health (mHealth) platform to collect the pain experience after dental procedures. A themes analysis was conducted to identify implementation barriers and facilitators.

Results

Five themes were uncovered: (1) Sense of Better Care. (2) Tailored Follow-up based on the dental procedure and patient's pain experience. (3) Effective Messaging and Alerts. (4) Usable Digital Platform. (5) Routine mHealth Integration.

Conclusion

Frequent

SUBMITTER: Kalenderian E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848340 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature