Evaluating a single dental anxiety question in Finnish adults
Evaluating a single dental anxiety question in Finnish adults
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DOI：
10.1080/00016350701395932
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Humphris, Gerry
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作者：
Viinikangas, Aki;Lahti, Satu;Humphris, Gerry
目标。评估芬兰成人牙齿焦虑单题筛查的心理测量特性（标准效度、结构效度、敏感性和特异性）。材料和方法。共有823名受试者，年龄从18岁到87岁不等，回答了一份调查问卷，其中包括评估受访者的人口统计资料和牙科就诊模式的部分。包括一个单一的牙科焦虑问题和修改的牙科焦虑量表（MDAS）。最终应答率为85%。结果。使用MDAS分界点19或更高，8%的样本高度牙科焦虑。在单项问题上，12%的受访者认为自己“非常害怕”。单项问题与MDAS的一致性百分比为93%；Kappa系数为0.63。采用MDAS二分类法，单题特异性为0.95，敏感性为0.80。与年龄有关的单项问题(p
Objective. To evaluate the psychometric properties (criterion validity, construct validity, sensitivity, and specificity) of a single-item question screening for dental anxiety in a Finnish adult population. Material and methods. A total of 823 subjects, ranging in age from 18 to 87 years, answered a questionnaire comprising sections assessing the respondents' demographic profile and dental attendance patterns. A single dental anxiety question and the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) were included. The final response rate was 85%. Results. Eight percent of the sample was highly dentally anxious using the MDAS cut-off point of 19 or above. Twelve percent of the respondents rated themselves as " very scared'' on the single-item question. The percentage agreement between the single-item question and the MDAS was 93; the Kappa coefficient was 0.63. Specificity of the single question was 0.95 while sensitivity was 0.80 using the MDAS dichotomous classification. The single-item question related to age (p