Abstract:

 Objective To compare the effects of video or leaflet in conjunction with traditional patient education （TPE） with traditional patient education alone for the compliance and satisfaction of the patients with temporomandibular disorder（s TMD）. Methods  One hundred and thirty-three patients with TMD who needed intra-articular injection of hyaluronate were included and randomly divided into three groups: Group Ⅰ accepted video education plus TPE, Group Ⅱ accepted leaflet education plus TPE, Group Ⅲ accepted TPE alone. All the participants were recorded by demographic characteristics（sex, age） before treatment, and their compliance, satisfaction and self-exercise were also recorded after one month followed-up. Results  The baseline parameters（sex, age and diagnosis） of the groups were simila（r P>0.05）. Seventeen participants lost in follow-up, including 4.5% in Group Ⅰ, 11.1% in Group Ⅱ and 22.7% in Group Ⅲ. There were significant differences in lost rates among the three groups（P=0.035）. The rates of participants who exactly followed the appointed follow -up were higher in Group Ⅰ and Ⅱ than in group Ⅲ（P =0.04）. And the satisfaction rates were 90.5% in Group Ⅰ, 92.5% in Group Ⅱ, 76.5% in Group Ⅲ. The satisfaction rates of Group Ⅰ and Group Ⅱ were significantly higher than that of Group Ⅲ（P=0.05）. The patients in Group Ⅰ and Group Ⅱ were more compliant with the self-exercise than that in Group Ⅲ（P=0.007）. Conclusion  Adding video or leaflet education to the TPE could increase the patients’compliance, satisfaction and execution of the self-exercise.

Key words: patient education, temporomandibular disorders, compliance