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- Title
Awareness of patients receiving bisphosphonates: a cross-sectional study.
- Authors
de LIMA-SOUZA, Reydson Alcides; LEONEL, Augusto César Leal da Silva; DUARTE, Ângela Luzia Branco Pinto; de CASTRO, Jurema Freire Lisboa; CARVALHO, Elaine Judite de Amorim; PEREZ, Danyel Elias da Cruz
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of patients using bisphosphonates (BP) regarding their risks and benefits. Sixty-five patients using BP were included. Each participant completed a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 13 questions, including sociodemographic and general information on BP. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and a binomial test was used to assess patient knowledge about BP, considering a 5% significance level. Fifty-nine (90.2%) patients were unaware or had never heard of BP drugs and only 3 (4.6%) knew their indications. Only 6 patients (9.2%) said they knew about the oral complications caused by BP. Sixty-three patients (96.9%) said they were not referred to the dentist before starting BP treatment. Patients using BP do not have satisfactory knowledge regarding the risks and benefits of BP. Physicians and dentists must be prepared to inform and counsel BP users about their adverse effects and possible risk factors. Our results emphasize the importance of public policies, whether individual or collective, to be taken to increase knowledge about BP to avoid medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.
- Subjects
DIPHOSPHONATES; CROSS-sectional method; AWARENESS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PATIENT education
- Publication
Brazilian Oral Research, 2022, Vol 36, p1
- ISSN
1806-8324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1807-3107bor-2022.vol36.0126