Reliability and Validity of the Dental Anxiety Question Used With Children.

Q3 Medicine

Anesthesia progress Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.2344/anpr-69-01-04

Masahiro Heima, Kelsey Stehli

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Abstract

Objective: Dental fear screening is an important part of providing a positive pediatric dental experience. To improve efficiency, the development of a single-item dental fear assessment tool for children has been desired. In this psychometric analysis, the reliability and validity of the Dental Anxiety Question (DAQ) is studied when used in children aged 7 to 18 years.

Methods: Participants completed the DAQ (pre-tx-DAQ), the Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS), and a demographic information questionnaire before treatment. Participants repeated the DAQ after treatment (post-tx-DAQ) and once more at least 2 weeks later (follow-up-DAQ). Stability reliability within the DAQ scores and criterion validity with the CFSS-DS were evaluated.

Results: Stability reliability analyses between pre-tx-DAQ/post-tx-DAQ and post-tx-DAQ/follow-up-DAQ demonstrated significant positive correlations: Spearman rank correlation coefficient (rs) = 0.420, rs2 = 0.18, P < .001, and rs = 0.563, rs2 = 0.32, P < .001, respectively. Criterion validity analysis between the pre-tx-DAQ and CFSS-DS also demonstrated a significant correlation: Pearson correlation coefficient (r) = 0.584, r2 = 0.34, P < .001.

Conclusion: The stability reliability and criterion validity of the DAQ was proved among children.

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儿童牙科焦虑问题的信度和效度。

目的:牙科恐惧筛查是提供积极的儿童牙科体验的重要组成部分。为了提高效率，人们一直希望开发一种针对儿童的单项目牙科恐惧评估工具。在这个心理测量分析中，研究了牙科焦虑问题(DAQ)在7至18岁儿童中使用的信度和效度。方法:受试者在治疗前完成DAQ (pre-tx-DAQ)、儿童恐惧量表-牙科量表(CFSS-DS)和人口统计信息问卷。参与者在治疗后重复DAQ(后-DAQ)，至少2周后再重复一次(随访-DAQ)。评估了DAQ评分的稳定性、可靠性和CFSS-DS的效度。结果:前daq /后daq与后daq /随访- daq之间存在显著正相关，Spearman秩相关系数(rs) = 0.420, rs2 = 0.18, P <.001, rs = 0.563, rs2 = 0.32, P <分别措施。pre- daq与CFSS-DS的效度分析也显示出显著的相关性:Pearson相关系数(r) = 0.584, r2 = 0.34, P <措施。结论:该量表在儿童中具有良好的稳定性、信度和效度。

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Anesthesia progress Medicine-Medicine (all)

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期刊介绍： Anesthesia Progress is a peer-reviewed journal and the official publication of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. The journal is dedicated to providing a better understanding of the advances being made in the art and science of pain and anxiety control in dentistry.