title: The significance of motivation in periodontal treatment: the influence of adult patients' motivation on the clinical periodontal status.
abstract: Motivation plays an important role in the treatment process of chronic diseases, as treatment requires behavioural change and lifelong adherence to medical recommendations. Periodontitis is a good example of such health condition as to maintain good periodontal health patients have to adhere to a strict oral hygiene regimen.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine whether the motivation of patients suffering from chronic periodontitis influences their clinical periodontal condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Dental University Clinic, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
  
  
  METHODS
  199 adult periodontal patients, aged 20-78 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaire concerning patients' medical and dental history, modified Zychlińscy motivation assessment questionnaire, clinical periodontal examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  The extent of motivation. Periodontal status evaluated with the use of periodontal indices (API, BOP, CPITN).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean motivation score was 57.4. The mean API and BOP values were 55.7% and 46.4%, respectively. For most of the patients the recorded CPITN value was 3. Correlations were observed between motivation and both API and BOP, and between API and BOP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Periodontal patients with greater motivation having better oral health (lower API and BOP) suggests an influence on the quality of their self-management of the disease (i.e. adherence to their oral hygiene regimen).
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Oruba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pac
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olszewska-Czyż
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chomyszyn-Gajewska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010512:Periodontal Index; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult