The RMS-Pictorial Scale: cross-cultural adaptation and validation for Brazilian children and adolescents.

IF 2.3 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI:10.1007/s40368-025-01044-3

D Rabelo-Costa, A C F Paiva, J M Bittencourt, L P Martins, G S Silva, S M Paiva, C B Bendo

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to perform the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the RMS-Pictorial Scale (RMS-PS) for use with Brazilian children and adolescents.

Methods: The RMS-PS was developed to measure self-perceived dental anxiety in children. The photographs of Brazilian children reproducing the faces of the original scale were taken and discussed by a Committee of Experts. The first step was to produce four versions of the scale (a white girl, a black girl, a white boy, and a black boy) to guarantee the representativeness of the population. The scale was tested in two pre-tests before the definition of the final version of each one. An original form (5 faces) for 7-14-year-old children and adolescents a short form (3 faces) for 4-6-year-old children were developed. Sixty children and adolescents (mean age = 7.67) responded to the RMS-PS, the Facial Image Scale (FIS) and the Children's Fear Survey Scale-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS). Statistical analyses included a descriptive analysis, the Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), the Spearman correlation, and the Mann-Whitney test.

Results: Test-retest reliability showed a good correlation for the children's self-reporting of the B-RMS-PS across the two-week interval (ICC = 0.791; 95% CI 0.673-0.870). Convergent validity was confirmed by the correlation between the B-RMS-PS and the FIS (r = 0.524, p < 0.001). The children with proxy-report dental anxiety had greater B-RMS-PS scores than those without anxiety (p = 0.010) supporting discriminant validity.

Conclusion: The B-RMS-PS showed good psychometric characteristics, being reliable and valid to be used with Brazilian children and adolescents.

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rms图像量表：巴西儿童和青少年的跨文化适应与验证。

目的：本研究的目的是对rms -图片量表（RMS-PS）在巴西儿童和青少年中的应用进行跨文化适应和验证。方法：采用RMS-PS量表对儿童牙齿焦虑自我知觉进行测评。一个专家委员会拍摄并讨论了再现原始比例尺的巴西儿童面孔的照片。第一步是制作四种版本的量表（白人女孩、黑人女孩、白人男孩和黑人男孩），以保证人口的代表性。在确定每个量表的最终版本之前，对该量表进行了两次预测试。开发了7-14岁儿童和青少年的原始表格（5张脸）和4-6岁儿童的简短表格（3张脸）。60名儿童和青少年（平均年龄7.67岁）参与了RMS-PS、面部图像量表（FIS）和儿童恐惧调查量表-牙科子量表（CFSS-DS）。统计分析包括描述性分析、类内相关系数（ICC）、Spearman相关和Mann-Whitney检验。结果：重测信度显示儿童在两周时间间隔内B-RMS-PS自我报告具有良好的相关性(ICC = 0.791；95% ci 0.673-0.870)。结论：B-RMS-PS量表具有较好的心理测量特征，可用于巴西儿童和青少年，具有较好的信效度。

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European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

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期刊介绍： The aim and scope of European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) is to promote research in all aspects of dentistry for children, including interceptive orthodontics and studies on children and young adults with special needs. The EAPD focuses on the publication and critical evaluation of clinical and basic science research related to children. The EAPD will consider clinical case series reports, followed by the relevant literature review, only where there are new and important findings of interest to Paediatric Dentistry and where details of techniques or treatment carried out and the success of such approaches are given.