Aartman I H
Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1998 Oct;26(5):350-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01972.x.
The present study focused on a newly developed questionnaire to assess dental anxiety. The short version of the Dental Anxiety Inventory (S-DAI) contains nine items of the Dental Anxiety Inventory (DAI), which was designed to take into account three situations that may evoke dental anxiety, four time elements in which dental anxiety may be provoked, and three reactions. The aim was to assess the validity and reliability of the S-DAI in a sample of highly anxious dental patients applying for treatment at a dental fear clinic in the Netherlands. Three hundred and twenty-one patients filled out several questionnaires assessing dental anxiety (S-DAI, DAS, and a 10-point Likert-scale) and psychological complaints. Total mean score on the S-DAI for women (mean=40.5, s=5.7) was somewhat higher than for men (mean=38.8, s=6.9) (t(306)=2.35; P=0.019). Cronbach's alpha for the present sample was 0.88. Correlations with other measures of dental anxiety were 0.73 with the DAS (P<0.001) and 0.69 (P<0.001) with the 10-point scale. The results indicated that the S-DAI has good reliability and construct validity. It was concluded that the S-DAI is easy to administer in general dental practices and dental fear clinics and has satisfactory psychometric qualities.
本研究聚焦于一种新开发的用于评估牙科焦虑的问卷。牙科焦虑量表简版（S-DAI）包含牙科焦虑量表（DAI）的九个项目，该量表旨在考虑可能引发牙科焦虑的三种情况、可能诱发牙科焦虑的四个时间因素以及三种反应。目的是在荷兰一家牙科恐惧诊所申请治疗的高度焦虑牙科患者样本中评估S-DAI的有效性和可靠性。321名患者填写了几份评估牙科焦虑的问卷（S-DAI、牙科焦虑量表[DAS]和10点李克特量表）以及心理问题问卷。女性在S-DAI上的总平均分（均值 = 40.5，标准差 = 5.7）略高于男性（均值 = 38.8，标准差 = 6.9）（t(306)=2.35；P = 0.019）。本样本的克朗巴哈系数为0.88。与其他牙科焦虑测量方法的相关性，与DAS的相关性为0.73（P<0.001），与10点量表的相关性为0.69（P<0.001）。结果表明，S-DAI具有良好的可靠性和结构效度。研究得出结论，S-DAI在一般牙科诊所和牙科恐惧诊所易于实施，且具有令人满意的心理测量学特性。
