Table 2: APRNs’ opinions.
|
Item
(n = 288) |
Mean
(SD) |
Disagree/Strongly
disagree N (%) |
Neutral
N (%) |
Agree/Strongly
agree N (% |
|
a. Oral health should be more
closely regarded as an important component of overall medical care. |
4.54 (0.56) |
4 (1.4) |
- |
284 (98.6) |
|
b. Dentistry should be identified as
a medical sub-specialty (n = 287). |
3.98 (0.88) |
15 (5.2) |
60 (20.9) |
212 (73.9) |
|
c. Drug labels need to clarify that
the most common dental diseases are infections (n = 286). |
4.46 (4.32) |
6 (2.1) |
54 (18.9) |
224 (78.3) |
|
d. Medicare should cover medically
essential dental care/services. |
4.70 (0.56) |
2 (0.7) |
6 (2.1) |
280 (97.2) |
|
e. Medicaid should cover medically
essential dental care/services (n = 286). |
4.70 (0.55) |
1 (0.3) |
10 (3.5) |
275 (96.2) |
|
f. Drug labels should be modified as
necessary to improve patients’ understanding of the relationship between oral
disease and risk of medical complications. |
4.48 (0.60) |
2 (0.7) |
9 (3.1) |
277 (96.2) |
|
g. There is a need for more
inter-professional care by primary care providers in managing the oral and
overall health concerns of patients (n = 287). |
4.68 (3.04) |
3 (1.0) |
6 (2.1) |
278 (96.9) |
|
h. There is need for improved
integration of dentistry with other primary health care services (n = 287). |
4.51 (0.65) |
3 (1.1) |
11 (3.8) |
273 (95.1) |