PMID: 11314478Apr 21, 2001Paper

Dental hygiene self-assessment: a key to quality care

Journal of Dental Hygiene : JDH
L DeVoreC G Qori

Abstract

To help achieve the goal of delivering quality care to the public, this study applied the Theory of Reasoned Action to dental hygienists' self-assessment (appraisal of one's performance). This theory suggests that individuals are likely to exhibit a given behavior, i.e., self-assessment, when they view it positively and when they believe that important others think they should perform it. To date, no research has been conducted on the self-assessment (SA) behaviors of practicing dental hygienists. The following research questions were addressed: what/who are the (1) behavioral beliefs; (2) normative beliefs; (3) salient referents; (4) attitudes toward self-assessment; (5) intentions to perform self-assessment; (6) outcomes associated with self-assessment; and (7) motivations to comply with self-assessment in a representative sample of dental hygienists? This study consisted of two phases: Phase I, telephone interviews (N = 30) and Phase II, a mailed survey of 600 randomly selected subjects. Interview responses from Phase I determined questionnaire items. Survey data analysis included descriptive statistics and correlations of component mean scores. A total of 273 usable surveys were returned, achieving a 46% response rate. Resp...Continue Reading

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