Newton J T, Buck D J
Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Dental Institute, Department of Dental Public Health & Oral Health Services Research, London, England.
J Am Dent Assoc. 2000 Oct;131(10):1449-57. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0056.
The authors review measures of anxiety and pain used in recent dental studies. In particular, the study identifies the reliability, validity and usefulness of the measures.
Three computerized databases of published scientific literature were searched over a 10-year period. Only studies that included measures of anxiety or pain were included.
Information on the reliability and validity of 15 measures of dental care anxiety and three measures of pain and pain-related behaviors is provided. Reliability and validity data for most measures are good. Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale is the most widely used measure of anxiety, although it may not be as sensitive as other measures. The McGill Pain Questionnaire is the measure of choice for the assessment of pain.
The authors have summarized properties of the scales for clinicians and researchers planning to use measures of anxiety, measures of pain, or both.
作者回顾了近期牙科研究中使用的焦虑和疼痛测量方法。特别地，该研究确定了这些测量方法的可靠性、有效性和实用性。
在10年期间检索了三个已发表科学文献的计算机化数据库。仅纳入了包含焦虑或疼痛测量方法的研究。
提供了15种牙科护理焦虑测量方法以及3种疼痛和疼痛相关行为测量方法的可靠性和有效性信息。大多数测量方法的可靠性和有效性数据良好。科拉牙科焦虑量表是使用最广泛的焦虑测量方法，尽管它可能不如其他方法敏感。麦吉尔疼痛问卷是评估疼痛的首选测量方法。
作者为计划使用焦虑测量方法、疼痛测量方法或两者兼用的临床医生和研究人员总结了这些量表的特性。
