Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Dental Fear Survey
김아현, 심연수, 박소영, 김희원, 안소연,
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김아현 ( Kim Ah-Hyeon ) - Dental spa Clinic Department of dentistry
심연수 ( Shim Youn-Soo ) - Sunmoon University College of Health Science Department of Dental Hygiene
박소영 ( Park So-Young ) - Vision University College of Health Science Department of Dental Hygiene
김희원 ( Kim Hee-Won ) - DoJang Middle School
안소연 ( An So-Youn ) - Wonkwang University College of Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry
KMID : 0980320150150020085
Abstract
Background: Many people experience varying levels of discomfort when confronted with the prospect of dental treatment. Dental treatment can be a traumatic experience, especially for children and adolescents with dental anxiety. In this age group, dental fear causes a significant problem in dental management and has been related to severe dental caries and dental pain. The Dental Fear Survey (DFS) is the most widely used measure of dental fear. This study was undertaken to develop the Korean version of the DFS (K-DFS) and test its reliability and validity.
Methods: The K-DFS, which uses projective techniques to measure children’s and adolescents’ dental fear, was developed. The DFS was translated into Korean and participants were selected via convenience sampling. Reliability and validity were tested using data from a sample of 813 middle school students in Gyeonggi Province, selected from the Self questionnaire survey. The K-DFS was administered twice to 102 adolescents aged 12-15 years.
Results: The K-DFS had high internal consistency reliability (99.1%) but low test-retest reliability.
Conclusions: The results indicate that the Korean versions of the DFS have good internal consistency reliabilities and test-retest validities. However, we need to further examine the test-retest reliability of the K-DFS and replicate the current study in different samples covering various age groups.
키워드
Anxiety; Dental fear; Dental Fear Survey; Reliability; Validity
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