Dental Anxiety: Prevalence and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of a Scale

Dental Anxiety: Prevalence and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of a Scale

Aim: To estimate the reliability and validity of the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and identify the prevalence and the effect of the socio-demographic characteristics of dental anxiety, in a sample of 212 adults. Methods: The psychometric sensitivity of the scale was assessed. A confirmatory factor ana...

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Main Authors: Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos, Cristina Dupim Presoto, Carolina Scanavez Martins, Patrícia Aleixo dos Santos Domingos, João Maroco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2013-03-01
Series:Psychology, Community & Health
Subjects:
dental anxiety
validation studies
prevalence
Online Access:http://pch.psychopen.eu/article/view/18

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