1. Influence of sociodemographic factors upon pain intensity in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders seen in the primary care setting
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Esparza-Díaz F, A Rodriguez-Torronteras, Lourdes Biedma-Velázquez, Antonio Blanco-Aguilera, Antonio Blanco-Hungría, Rafael Segura-Saint-Gerons, Rafael Serrano-del-Rosal, and de la Torre-de la Torre J
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Criteria for temporomandibular joint disorders (RDC/TMD) ,Research Diagnostic Criteria ,Odontología ,Severity of Illness Index ,Educational level ,Young Adult ,Social support ,Age ,Facial Pain ,Bayesian multivariate linear regression ,Severity of illness ,Health care ,Humans ,Medicine ,Young adult ,General Dentistry ,Demography ,Pain Measurement ,Cranial-mandibular disorders ,Primary Health Care ,business.industry ,Primary care physician ,Gender ,Middle Aged ,Temporomandibular Joint Disorders ,Primary care ,CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO] ,Ciencias de la salud ,Research diagnostic ,Orofacial Pain-TMJD ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Otorhinolaryngology ,UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ,Physical therapy ,Marital status ,Research-Article ,Female ,Surgery ,business - Abstract
Objective: A study is made of the influence of gender, educational level, marital status, income, social support, and perceived general and oral health upon pain intensity in a sample of patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJD) explored in primary care (AP). Design: A review was made of 899 patients from Córdoba Healthcare District (Spain) referred to the primary care TMJD Unit by their primary care physician and/or dentist. Of these subjects, 151 failed to meet the inclusion criteria. The remaining 748 subjects were explored according to the corresponding research diagnostic criteria (RDC/TMJD). A bivariate analysis was made the association of pain intensity to the demographic and psychological characteristics of the patients, and to perceived general and oral health, followed by a multivariate linear regression analysis to explain pain intensity as a function of the rest of the variables. The SPSS version 19.0 statistical package was used. Results: The patient age ranged from 18-86 years, with a mean of 45.8 years (± 15.8), and a female predominance of 5:1. The characteristic pain intensity (CPI) score was almost 15 points higher on average in women than in men (p
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- 2012