ABSTRACT: Background: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) include problems that prevent the complex jaw system from working in harmony. The tool used for assessment of TMD is Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (DC/TMD). The DC/TMD is a dual-axis system where axis I assess biological aspects, and axis II is used for psychosocial screening via a questionnaire. In today’s dental care in Sweden, axis II questionnaires are paper based despite evolution of e-services. One rationale for implementing eHealth services in TMD management is to digitalize the excessive axis II questionnaires. Aim: Our aim was to evaluate the use of an interview guide developed for the assessment of how individuals perceive the digital screening in dentistry, focusing on experiences and perceptions. Methods: In total, four volunteer, non-patient participants were included. First, all participants filled out the questionnaires in the analogue and the digital version, respectively. Secondly, and following the interview guide, all participants were individually interviewed with respect to their experiences and perceptions. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: In general, the participants expressed a satisfaction with the digital questionnaire as they appreciated it being timesaving and perceived as legitimate. Conclusions: The findings from the present study show that our interview guide has relevant questions covering areas of interests, and the used methods were found appropriate for use in future evaluations among patients.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-201490 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Husseini, Abbas, Alzoubi, Ehab |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Tandläkarutbildning |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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