From: Utilisation of dental services for people with special health care needs in Australia
Referral reason | Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne | Special Needs Unit, Adelaide | |||||
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ISND | Dom | Total RDHM | ADH | TQEH | Other | Total SNU | |
Medical | 112 (27.6) | 10 (35.7) | 122 (28.1) | 781 (80.0) | 135 (87.7) | 0 (0.0) | 916 (77.8) |
Psychological | 117 (28.8) | 6 (21.4) | 123 (28.3) | 47 (4.8) | 17 (11.0) | 0 (0.0) | 64 (5.4) |
Disability | 177 (43.6) | 12 (42.8) | 189 (43.5) | 148 (15.2) | 2 (1.3) | 47 (100.0) | 197 (17.6) |
Total | 406 | 28 | 434 | 976 | 154 | 47 | 1177 |
No medical history [n (%)] | 231 (52.6) | 195 (82.6) | 426 (63.1) | 24 (2.4) | 19 (9.8) | 11 (23.4) | 54 (4.4) |
No medication list [n (%)] | 80 (18.2) | 22 (9.3) | 102 (15.1) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.2) |
Number of medical conditions | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
95% CI | 2.7–3.2 | 2.4–3.6 | 2.7–3.1 | 2.4–2.6 | 2.8–3.3 | 1.6–3.3 | 2.5–2.7 |
Number of medications | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
95% CI | 1.9–2.6 | 1.5–2.5 | 1.8–2.4 | 3.4–3.8 | 3.6–4.5 | 1.7–3.7 | 3.5–3.8 |