An Observational Study on the Management of Medico-Legal Maxillofacial Trauma Cases by General Practitioners
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Age | Percent | N | Mean | SD | p-Value |
31–40 years | 18.6% | 21 | 36.609 | 4.568 | 0.00 |
>40 years | 47.8% | 54 | 56.701 | 6.452 | |
Gender | N | Mean | SD | p-Value | |
Female | 34.5% | 39 | 8.125 | 7.1839 | 0.9134 |
Male | 65.5% | 74 | 67.95 | 5.3645 | |
Type of General Practitioners | N | Mean | SD | p-Value | |
Resident | 23.9% | 27 | 38.92 | 2.976 | 0.0043 |
Specialist | 76.1% | 86 | 54.43 | 2.785 | |
Studies | N | Mean | SD | p-Value | |
University studies | 26.5% | 30 | 37.77 | 3.145 | 0.0001 |
Post-university studies | 73.5% | 83 | 57.32 | 2.987 | |
Years of Practice | N | Mean | SD | p-Value | |
5–10 years | 28.3% | 32 | 31.55 | 3.112 | 0.0134 |
>10 years | 45.1% | 51 | 63.87 | 4.563 |
No of Items | Score | Results | |
---|---|---|---|
Knowledge Score | 14 | 0–49 | 38 |
(min. 28–max. 47) | |||
Attitude Score | 12 | 12–60 | 37 |
(min. 14–max. 51) | |||
Practice Score | 30 | 30–90 | 68 |
(min. 38–max. 84) |
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Giuvara, C.R.; Costan, V.V.; Boisteanu, O.; Armencia, A.; Ciofu, M.; Cernei, E.R.; Balcos, C.; Iliescu, B.; Calin, G.; Hurjui, L.L. An Observational Study on the Management of Medico-Legal Maxillofacial Trauma Cases by General Practitioners. Healthcare 2024, 12, 1803. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181803
Giuvara CR, Costan VV, Boisteanu O, Armencia A, Ciofu M, Cernei ER, Balcos C, Iliescu B, Calin G, Hurjui LL. An Observational Study on the Management of Medico-Legal Maxillofacial Trauma Cases by General Practitioners. Healthcare. 2024; 12(18):1803. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181803
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiuvara, Constantin Răzvan, Victor Vlad Costan, Otilia Boisteanu, Adina Armencia, Mihai Ciofu, Eduard Radu Cernei, Carina Balcos, Bulgaru Iliescu, Gabriela Calin, and Loredana Liliana Hurjui. 2024. "An Observational Study on the Management of Medico-Legal Maxillofacial Trauma Cases by General Practitioners" Healthcare 12, no. 18: 1803. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181803