title: Assessing patient willingness to reveal health history information.
abstract: A survey was designed to determine how willingly patients reveal personal health information on dental health history forms. After giving informed consent, 107 patients at a university dental hygiene program completed a 10-item survey privately and anonymously. The results suggest that a significant number of patients provide inaccurate or incomplete information to questions routinely asked on the dental health history form.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia-Rome 30165, USA.
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003219:Confidentiality; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012494:Sampling Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014342:Truth Disclosure