Dental Health Services Research Unit, Dundee Dental School and Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Paediatr Dent. 2019 Jul;29(4):489-495. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12475. Epub 2019 Mar 4.
To test the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the Child Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) a using confirmatory factor analysis.
Two convenience samples were obtained: Sample [1]: 600 boys (33%) and girls attending 4 public schools in Onizah and Sample [2] 800 girls attending 8 public schools in Buridah. The questionnaire asked the participant's age, gender, and completion of the CFSS-DS. The data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis (EFA), parallel factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and goodness of fit statistics.
A total of 513 children in Sample [1] and 503 children in Sample [2] participated giving a valid response rate of 86% and 67%, respectively. From the EFA, 3 factors were identified and confirmed statistically using parallel factor analysis. The internal consistency of the 3 factors, Dental Fear Subscale (0.86), Hospital Fear Subscale (0.77), and Stranger Fear Subscale (0.71), was good. The CFA showed that the current EFA model was an equivalent fit to the El Housseiny et al (BMC Oral Health 2016;16:49). model; however, the solution using El Housseiny et al's structure was distorted.
A 3-factor structure with acceptable reliability exists for this Arabic version of the CFSS-DS, confirmed by a CFA using an additional data set.
使用验证性因子分析检验阿拉伯文版儿童恐惧调查量表-牙科分量表（CFSS-DS）的心理计量学特性。
采用方便抽样法获得了两个样本：样本 1：600 名（33%）男孩和女孩，来自 Onizah 的 4 所公立学校；样本 2：800 名女孩，来自 Buridah 的 8 所公立学校。问卷询问了参与者的年龄、性别和 CFSS-DS 的完成情况。对数据进行探索性因素分析（EFA）、并行因素分析、克朗巴赫α系数、验证性因子分析（CFA）和拟合优度统计分析。
样本 1 中共有 513 名儿童和样本 2 中共有 503 名儿童参与，有效应答率分别为 86%和 67%。从 EFA 中确定了 3 个因素，并通过并行因素分析得到了统计学上的证实。3 个因素的内部一致性良好，分别为牙科恐惧分量表（0.86）、医院恐惧分量表（0.77）和陌生人恐惧分量表（0.71）。CFA 表明，当前的 EFA 模型与 El Housseiny 等人（BMC Oral Health 2016;16:49）的模型具有等效拟合度；然而，使用 El Housseiny 等人结构的解决方案存在扭曲。
使用额外的数据集进行 CFA 验证，阿拉伯文版 CFSS-DS 存在具有可接受信度的 3 因素结构。
