Seeking Dental Healthcare in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study Examining the Health Belief Model.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The main purpose of the study was to examine the factors influencing older adults' seeking dental care, in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the Health Belief Model (HBM).

Research design and methods

Phone interviews were conducted using a structured questionnaire, among 200 older adults aged 65 and above, who are members of the Israeli largest sick fund Clalit Health Services, that were sampled through a systematic random sample. The data were collected between January 2022 and March 2022 and during September 2022.

Results

Our findings indicate that since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Israel, 61.5% and 55% of the participants reported visiting a dentist and a dental hygienist, respectively, and about a fifth

SUBMITTER: Goldstein A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500717 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature