El-Housseiny Aa, Farsi Nm, Alamoudi Nm, Bagher Sm, El Derwi D
Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt Preventive Dental Sciences Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Preventive Dental Sciences Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2014 Fall;39(1):40-6. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.39.1.ml4h38626g66p750.
Child dental fear causes a significant management problem. The Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) is the most widely used measure of dental fear in children. This study was undertaken to develop and test reliability and validity for the Arabic version of the CFSS-DS.
the English CFSS-DS was translated to Arabic language and its reliability and validity were evaluated by distributing it to 6-12 year old Arabic pediatric dental patients (n=220). Of whom 144 children were assigned for test- retest reliability. To test criterion validity; 44 children were subjected to behavior rating during treatment and compared with their CFSS-DS. Fear of returning to the dentist was evaluated for all the children to test construct validity.
the Arabic version of the CFSS-DS showed good internal consistency (alpha = 0.86) and test-retest reliability (0.86, P<0.001). Treatment with or without local anesthesia did not affect the children's behavior or fear scores. Significant correlations were found between total fear scores and both Frankl rating scale (r=-0.54, p<0.001) and willingness to return to the dentist (r=0.50, p<0.001).
the Arabic version of the CFSS-DS appears to be a reliable and valid method for evaluating child's dental fear in Arabic cultures.
儿童牙科恐惧引发了重大的管理问题。儿童恐惧调查问卷 - 牙科分量表(CFSS - DS)是儿童牙科恐惧最广泛使用的测量工具。本研究旨在开发并测试CFSS - DS阿拉伯语版本的信度和效度。
将英文CFSS - DS翻译成阿拉伯语,并通过分发给6至12岁的阿拉伯儿科牙科患者(n = 220)来评估其信度和效度。其中144名儿童被指定用于重测信度测试。为了测试效标效度,44名儿童在治疗期间接受行为评分,并与他们的CFSS - DS进行比较。对所有儿童评估返回看牙医的恐惧,以测试结构效度。
CFSS - DS阿拉伯语版本显示出良好的内部一致性(α = 0.86)和重测信度(0.86,P < 0.001)。局部麻醉或不麻醉治疗均不影响儿童的行为或恐惧评分。在总恐惧评分与弗兰克尔评定量表(r = -0.54,p < 0.001)以及返回看牙医的意愿(r = 0.50,p < 0.001)之间均发现显著相关性。
CFSS - DS阿拉伯语版本似乎是评估阿拉伯文化中儿童牙科恐惧的一种可靠且有效的方法。