Abstract：
The Indiana University School of Dentistry TMJ Institute is a multidisciplinary clinic designed to support the management of patients with challenging temporomandibular disorders. Professionals across dentistry, medicine, physical therapy, and social work collaborate to create a customised, interprofessional consensus to patient care. Compared with traditional, siloed healthcare models, are patients diagnosed with TMJ dysfunction satisfied with the quality of care received from an interprofessional approach? The objective of this study is to determine the level of patient satisfaction at the Institute using a 5-Point Likert scale patient questionnaire. A total of 93 questionnaires were distributed and 84 were collected. A total of 43% of patients travelled over 50 miles to be seen at the Institute. \'Strongly agree\' was the most selected response for each prompt. The exception was whether patients preferred to meet with each clinician individually, to which \'strongly disagree\' or \'disagree\' was the most popular response, indicating that an interprofessional approach was preferred. The results and comments provided by patients revealed that most patients diagnosed with TMJ dysfunction were highly satisfied with the interprofessional approach used at the TMJ Institute. Our study suggests that positive patient satisfaction is an important factor in assessing the quality and efficacy of interprofessional, patient-centred clinic models.
摘要：
印第安纳大学牙科学院TMJ研究所是一个多学科诊所，旨在支持患有挑战性颞下颌关节紊乱病的患者的管理。牙科专业人士，医学,物理治疗,和社会工作协作创建一个定制的，对患者护理的跨专业共识。与传统相比,孤立的医疗保健模型，诊断为TMJ功能障碍的患者是否对通过跨专业方法获得的护理质量感到满意？这项研究的目的是使用5点Likert量表患者问卷确定研究所的患者满意度。共发放问卷93份,收集问卷84份。总共有43％的患者在该研究所旅行了50英里以上。“强烈同意”是每个提示的最多选择的响应。例外是患者是否更愿意与每位临床医生单独会面，“强烈不同意”或“不同意”是最受欢迎的回应，这表明跨专业方法是首选。患者提供的结果和评论表明，大多数被诊断为TMJ功能障碍的患者对TMJ研究所使用的跨专业方法非常满意。我们的研究表明，积极的患者满意度是评估跨专业的质量和疗效的重要因素，以患者为中心的临床模型。
