Development of the Multidimensional Scale Related to Infectious Diseases in Dentistry.

IF 2.9 3区医学 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Oral diseases Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI:10.1111/odi.15302

Daniele Sorgatto Faé, Francielle Silvestre Verner, Cleidiel Aparecido Araujo Lemos, Rafael Binato Junqueira, Rodrigo Furtado de Carvalho, Pedro Henrique Berbert de Carvalho, Sibele Nascimento de Aquino

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to assess dentists' adherence to infection control protocols and explore psychological factors related to infectious diseases in dental practice.

Materials and methods: The instrument was developed through phases including context validity, face and semantic analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency was evaluated using McDonald's Omega coefficient (ω) and Cronbach's Alpha (α).

Results: A total of 405 individuals completed the instrument. EFA (n = 135) revealed a four-factor structure (Work Environmental Protection, Disinfection, Team Training, and Fear and Anxiety) with 23 items with factor loadings above 0.60. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value was 0.803, and Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant (χ²: 2501.136, df:253.000, p < 0.001). CFA (n = 270) confirmed an acceptable model fit: χ²/df: 1.75; Comparative Fit Index (CFI): 0.997; Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI): 0.996; Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR): 0.079; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA): 0.053, supporting the four-factor structure from the EFA. Reliability analysis demonstrated strong internal consistency across all factors (ω and α ≥ 0.70).

Conclusion: The developed instrument exhibited appropriate validity, reliability, and internal consistency, providing a suitable tool to evaluate infection control adherence and psychological aspects among dentists facing infectious diseases.

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Oral diseases 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

5.30%

发文量

325

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Oral Diseases is a multidisciplinary and international journal with a focus on head and neck disorders, edited by leaders in the field, Professor Giovanni Lodi (Editor-in-Chief, Milan, Italy), Professor Stefano Petti (Deputy Editor, Rome, Italy) and Associate Professor Gulshan Sunavala-Dossabhoy (Deputy Editor, Shreveport, LA, USA). The journal is pre-eminent in oral medicine. Oral Diseases specifically strives to link often-isolated areas of dentistry and medicine through broad-based scholarship that includes well-designed and controlled clinical research, analytical epidemiology, and the translation of basic science in pre-clinical studies. The journal typically publishes articles relevant to many related medical specialties including especially dermatology, gastroenterology, hematology, immunology, infectious diseases, neuropsychiatry, oncology and otolaryngology. The essential requirement is that all submitted research is hypothesis-driven, with significant positive and negative results both welcomed. Equal publication emphasis is placed on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.