UNASSIGNED: This study was a narrative review using literature in the last 10 years identified by web-based search on PubMed and Scopus using keywords. A total of 33 articles that were closely related to the field and application in dentistry were included. The methodology, main results, and future research recommendations, if applicable, were extracted and reviewed.
UNASSIGNED: The authors in this study had identified several areas such as orofacial pain and pain control research, dental anxiety, dental education, oral healthcare perceptions and access, living with dental diseases and dental treatment experience in which the phenomenological method was used to gain an in-depth understanding of the topic.
UNASSIGNED: There are several advantages of using the phenomenological research method, such as the small sample size needed, the diverse and unique perspective that can be obtained and the ability to improve current understanding, especially from the first-person perspective.
■这项研究是使用过去10年中的文献进行的叙述性回顾,这些文献是通过基于网络的PubMed和Scopus搜索使用关键字确定的。共纳入33篇与牙科领域和应用密切相关的文章。方法论,主要结果,以及未来的研究建议,如果适用,进行了提取和审查。
■这项研究的作者确定了一些领域,例如口面疼痛和疼痛控制研究,牙科焦虑,牙科教育,口腔医疗保健的感知和获取,与牙科疾病和牙科治疗经验,其中使用现象学方法来深入了解该主题。
■使用现象学研究方法有几个优点,例如所需的小样本量,可以获得的多样化和独特的视角以及提高当前理解的能力,尤其是从第一人称的角度来看。