fa Information-seeking behavior of adolescent orthodontic patients ارتودنسی Orthodontics پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Introduction </strong></p><p> Health-information-seeking behavior is the purposive search for health-related information. The literature contains few articles examining this behavior as it relates to orthodontics therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate how adolescent orthodontic patients seek information about their treatment, why they search for this information, and how they prefer the information to be available. </p><p> <strong>Methods</strong></p><p>  In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 subjects, 10 to 16 years old, who were considering orthodontic treatment. The purpose of the interviews was to identify themes that were then used to develop a questionnaire to investigate information-seeking behavior. The questionnaire was distributed to 50 adolescent orthodontic patients. </p><p> <strong>Results</strong></p><p>  The main sources of information were talking to a dentist or an orthodontist (84%), talking to peers (66%), and reading information leaflets (64%). Surprisingly few respondents had used the Internet (8%). The preferred sources of information were talking to an orthodontist (26%) and family members (12%), followed by talking with the general dentist (10%), viewing a DVD (10%), or reading information leaflets (10%). </p><p> <strong>Conclusions</strong></p><p>  The preferred method of obtaining information was verbal, followed by audiovisual and written. Audiovisual information could be beneficial for those who find reading difficult or who struggle to retain verbal information. Few patients accessed information via the Internet, and this was attributed to concerns about the reliability of the information. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics </p><p> <a href="http://www.ajodo.org/article/S0889-5406(12)01116-X/abstract" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-1748&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Rachel Stephens 10031947532846008236 10031947532846008236 No University College London (UCL) Eastman Dental Institute and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom Fiona S.Ryan 10031947532846008237 10031947532846008237 No University College London (UCL) Eastman Dental Institute and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom Susan J. Cunningham 10031947532846008238 10031947532846008238 Yes University College London (UCL) Eastman Dental Institute and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom