Barriers to Preventive Health Care for Young Children

Kataoka‐Yahiro, Merle; Munet-Vilaro, Frances

doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2002.tb00093.x

Cited by 13 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 40 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…(Grembowski and Milgrom 2000) How parents perceive health and illness, preferences for healthcare approaches, and style of communication are also important parental motivators. (Kataoka-Yahiro and Munet-Vilaro 2002; Miller et al 2010; Vann et al 2013) In order to foster a habit of routine care it is critical that parents develop positive associations with dentistry and perceive the experience as valuable to their child’s health. By preparing parents for what to expect in a dental examination, clinicians may contribute to a positive association with the visit.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Landers et al 2013; Yu et al 2002) Disparities in dental visit attendance have been associated with large family size, young parent age, low educational levels, low income, difficulty finding a provider who accepts government insurance, transportation challenges, high parent dental anxiety, and poor perceived child oral health. (Alio and Salihu 2005; Committee on Oral Health Access to Services 2011; Goettems et al 2012; Kataoka-Yahiro and Munet-Vilaro 2002; Kelly et al 2005; Mofidi et al 2002; Phillips et al 2000; Piovesan et al 2011; Smith and Lewis 2005; Watson et al 2001)…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Parent-reported distress in children under 3 years old during preventive medical and dental care

Nelson

Huebner

Kim

et al. 2014

Eur Arch Paediatr Dent

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose This study examined factors related to young children’s distress during preventive oral health visits. Additionally, associations between parent-reported child behavior during the dental visit and during prior medical visits were tested. Methods One hundred twenty two children under 3 years of age enrolled in a government insurance program for low-income children were seen for examination, prophylaxis, and fluoride application at a university-based dental clinic. Child distress was rated by parents on a numerical rating scale. Results The average age of children enrolled was 23.5 ± 7.3 months. The majority (55.7%) were judged to have little or no distress pre-examination. Mild or no distress during the examination was reported for 42.6% of the children and severe distress was reported for 39.4%. Intensity of distress during the examination was not associated with the child’s age, gender, dental health, or prior experience with dental care. Distress was also unrelated to the caregiver’s education level or own dental health. Intensity of distress was associated with the child’s pre-dental examination distress and distress during prior medical examinations and injections. Conclusions Dental professionals can better anticipate child distress by assessing children before examination and inquiring about previous medical experiences. Strategies to prepare parents and alleviate distress may help children cope with the preventive dental visit.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parent-reported distress in children under 3 years old during preventive medical and dental care

Nelson

Huebner

Kim

et al. 2014

Eur Arch Paediatr Dent

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The implementation of effective measures for the prevention of oral diseases and oral health promotion is urgently needed at national and international levels (2). The literature on the main barriers in the areas of availability, access, and utilisation of preventive health care services had been reviewed and the necessity for addressing these barriers was confirmed (3). Various factors related to dental care providers, patients, practice, and dental care and health care delivery systems have been associated with the uptake of dental services (4, 5).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived barriers to preventive dental care among Libyan dentists

Arheiam

Masoud

Bernabé

2014

Libyan Journal of Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

AimTo explore the barriers to providing preventive dental care to patients, as perceived by Libyan dentists working in Benghazi.Settings and designA cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was conducted among dentists working in Benghazi, Libya.Materials and methodsAll dentists registered with the Dental Association of Benghazi and with 2 or more years of practice were invited to participate. The questionnaire collected information on participants’ demographic and professional characteristics as well as the patient-, practice- and dentist-related barriers to providing preventive dental care.Statistical analysisScores for each type of barrier were compared by demographic and professional characteristics in bivariate and multivariate analyses.ResultsOne hundred and seventy five dentists returned the questionnaires (response rate: 79%) and 166 had complete information on all the variables selected for analysis (75%). The majority were females (70%), aged between 23 and 34 years (85%), was working in the public health sector (43%), and had up to 5 years of service (46%). Patient-related barriers were scored the highest, followed by practice- and dentist-related barriers. Dentists with mixed practice reported lower scores on patient- and practice-related barriers than those in public or private practice.ConclusionRespondents were generally aware of the barriers to preventive dentistry and perceived the barriers as being more related to their patients than to their practices or themselves. However, these perceptions varied by practice sector.

show abstract

“…Understanding barriers in access to health services among different populations is crucial to reduce health status inequity and to improve quality and safety of health care 13 . Recent international literature reviews have demonstrated that the major access barriers include lack of health insurance coverage, socioeconomic disadvantages, cultural traditions, lack of available resources, racial or ethnic differences and language‐related barriers 4,13,14 . Other studies reported barriers in relation to transport issues, long waiting times and factors related to parents 15,16 .…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnic and Indigenous access to early childhood healthcare services in Australia: parents’ perceived unmet needs and related barriers

Chen

Garrett

et al. 2011

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Article Indigenous HealthEthnic and Indigenous access to early childhood healthcare services in Australia: parents' perceived unmet needs and related barriers Abstract Objective: To evaluate the parents' perceived unmet needs in early childhood healthcare services among Indigenous, non-English-speaking background (NESB) and English-speaking background (ESB) children and the related barriers. Method: Data was from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). RaoScott chi-square was used to examine the level of parents' perceived unmet needs in three ethnic groups in early childhood healthcare services over a 12 month period. Survey logistic regression was used to assess the association between the groups of infants and the barriers to utilisation. Results: Ten per cent of Australian infants have at least one parents' perceived unmet need in early childhood healthcare services. NESB (15.3%) and Indigenous (15.1%) infants were more likely than ESB infants (9.9%, p<0.001) to have parents' perceived unmet needs in health care services. The barriers to service access include cost, transport problems, child care difficulties, service availability and family reasons. Parents of ESB infants were more likely to cite operating hours as the major barrier to accessing services. Conclusion: There were parents' perceived unmet needs in a number of health services for all Australian infants, but at different levels by Indigenous, NESB and ESB groups. The most common barrier to services utilisation related to cost or private health insurance, availability and accessibility of service provision and other socioeconomic issues. Implications: Policy attention and operational changes are required to improve equity in accessing early childhood services, as well as to improve the overall access to healthcare services for all Australian infants.

show abstract

Barriers to Preventive Health Care for Young Children

Cited by 13 publications

References 40 publications

Parent-reported distress in children under 3 years old during preventive medical and dental care

Parent-reported distress in children under 3 years old during preventive medical and dental care

Perceived barriers to preventive dental care among Libyan dentists

Ethnic and Indigenous access to early childhood healthcare services in Australia: parents’ perceived unmet needs and related barriers

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About