Reliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaire
Background/Aim. Dental anxiety leads to avoidance of dental treatment and could lead to impaired oral health. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of the Serbian version of Children’s Fear Survey Schedule Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) and the relations between dental anxiety a...
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| author | Lalić Maja Aleksić Ema Milić Jasmina Malešević Adam Jovičić Bojan |
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| description | Background/Aim. Dental anxiety leads to avoidance of dental treatment and
could lead to impaired oral health. The aim of this study was to determine
the reliability of the Serbian version of Children’s Fear Survey Schedule
Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) and the relations between dental anxiety and oral
health status in a sample of Serbian schoolchildren. Methods. The CFSS-DS
scale was translated into Serbian and administered to 231 (12-year old)
patients of the Pediatric Dental Department, Public Health Center Čukarica,
Belgrade. The number of healthy, decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT
score) in children was determined by a clinical exam. Results. The average
CFSS-DS score was 26.47 ± 10.33. The girls reported higher anxiety than the
boys (p < 0.05). Most common fears were drilling, choking, going to the
hospital and anesthesia. Lower CFSS-DS scores were recorded in children with
all healthy teeth (p < 0.05). Children with higher CFSS-DS scores mostly
visit the dentist due to pain or parental insistence, and those with lower
anxiety scores more often visited dentist due to regular check-ups or
non-invasive treatments (p < 0.01). A high value of the Cronbach's
coefficient of internal consistency (α = 0.88) was found in the entire scale.
Conclusion. The Serbian version of CFSS-DS questionnaire is reliable and
valid psychometric instrument for evaluation of dental fear in Serbian
children. Dental anxiety negatively affects dental attendance and oral health
of the examined schoolchildren. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41b866b7d6084964835a50ad692927cf2022-12-21T18:45:56ZengMilitary Health Department, Ministry of Defance, SerbiaVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502015-01-0172760260710.2298/VSP140209036L0042-84501500036LReliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaireLalić Maja0Aleksić Ema1Milić Jasmina2Malešević Adam3Jovičić Bojan4University Business Academy, Faculty of Stomatology Pančevo, Novi SadUniversity Business Academy, Faculty of Stomatology Pančevo, Novi SadUniversity Business Academy, Faculty of Stomatology Pančevo, Novi SadUniversity Business Academy, Faculty of Stomatology Pančevo, Novi SadMilitary Medical Academy, Clinic for Dentistry, BelgradeBackground/Aim. Dental anxiety leads to avoidance of dental treatment and could lead to impaired oral health. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of the Serbian version of Children’s Fear Survey Schedule Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) and the relations between dental anxiety and oral health status in a sample of Serbian schoolchildren. Methods. The CFSS-DS scale was translated into Serbian and administered to 231 (12-year old) patients of the Pediatric Dental Department, Public Health Center Čukarica, Belgrade. The number of healthy, decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT score) in children was determined by a clinical exam. Results. The average CFSS-DS score was 26.47 ± 10.33. The girls reported higher anxiety than the boys (p < 0.05). Most common fears were drilling, choking, going to the hospital and anesthesia. Lower CFSS-DS scores were recorded in children with all healthy teeth (p < 0.05). Children with higher CFSS-DS scores mostly visit the dentist due to pain or parental insistence, and those with lower anxiety scores more often visited dentist due to regular check-ups or non-invasive treatments (p < 0.01). A high value of the Cronbach's coefficient of internal consistency (α = 0.88) was found in the entire scale. Conclusion. The Serbian version of CFSS-DS questionnaire is reliable and valid psychometric instrument for evaluation of dental fear in Serbian children. Dental anxiety negatively affects dental attendance and oral health of the examined schoolchildren.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501500036L.pdfchilddental anxietyquestionnairesSerbia |
| spellingShingle | Lalić Maja Aleksić Ema Milić Jasmina Malešević Adam Jovičić Bojan Reliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaire Vojnosanitetski Pregled child dental anxiety questionnaires Serbia |
| title | Reliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaire |
| title_full | Reliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaire |
| title_fullStr | Reliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaire |
| title_short | Reliability and validity of Serbian version of children's dental fear questionnaire |
| title_sort | reliability and validity of serbian version of children s dental fear questionnaire |
| topic | child dental anxiety questionnaires Serbia |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501500036L.pdf |
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