Naslov
Validity of facial image scale in assessing dental anxiety in children

Autori
Majstorović, Martina ; Škrinjarić, Ana ; Škrinjarić, Tomislav ; Goršeta, Kristina ; Negovetić-Vranić, Dubravka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
9th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Programme and Abstracts. / - , 2008

Skup
9th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 29.05.2008. - 01.06.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
facial image scale; dental anxiety; children

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to validate Facial Image Scale for assessing child's dental anxiety by comparing it to Frankl’s and Wright’s behaviour rating scales. It was also the aim to establish level of agreement between students, dentists and children in their assessment of child's behaviour. Methods. Assessment of dental anxiety in dental office was carried out in the sample of 63 child patients (33 boys, and 30 girls). The age of patients ranged from 3 to 16 years (mean = 7.16 years). Child's behaviour ratings before and after treatment were obtained from dental students, specialists of paediatric dentistry and children in the dental chair. The child's behaviour was assessed using Frankl's Rating Scale, Wright’s Rating Scale, and Facial Image Scale (FIS). The Crombach’s alpha was calculated to establish internal reliability of the scales. Results. The correlation coefficients between scores obtained by students, doctors, and children were calculated to establish validity of scales. There was a high agreement on the FIS after treatment between ratings from the doctors and students (r = 0.754 ; P < 0.01). Child’s ratings on the FIS after treatment showed a high correlations with ratings from students and doctors (r = 0.713 ; P < 0.01 ; and r = 0.682 ; P < 0.01, respectively). Conclusion. High value of Crombach’s alpha (α = 0.8528) allow conclusion that three rating scales provide highly reliable assessment of child behaviour in dental office. FIS scale should be regarded as suitable and reliable instrument for measuring child dental anxiety.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Dentalna medicina

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