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The modified dental anxiety scale : UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of age
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dc.contributor.author | Humphris, Gerald Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Dyer, Tom A | |
dc.contributor.author | Robinson, Peter G | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-17T11:01:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-04-17T11:01:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-08-26 | |
dc.identifier | 453244 | |
dc.identifier | 3b69b6eb-cd36-499d-aa6a-56298d3c188d | |
dc.identifier | 70349769614 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Humphris , G M , Dyer , T A & Robinson , P G 2009 , ' The modified dental anxiety scale : UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of age ' , BMC Oral Health , vol. 9 , 20 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-9-20 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1472-6831 | |
dc.identifier.other | standrews_research_output: 30731 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-4601-8834/work/64033929 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/2563 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) is a brief, self-complete questionnaire consisting of five questions and summed together to produce a total score ranging from 5 to 25. It has reasonable psychometric properties, low instrumental effects and can be integrated into everyday dental practice as a clinical aid and screen for dental anxiety. The objectives were to (i) produce confirmatory evidence of reliability and validity for the MDAS, (ii) provide up-to-date UK representative norms for the general public to enable clinicians to compare their patients' scores, (iii) to determine the nature of the relationship between dental anxiety and age. Methods: Telephone survey of a representative quota sample of 1000 UK adults (>18 years of age) conducted between 7–21 April, 2008. Results: Attrition of potential participants was high in the recruitment process, although bias was minimal. Estimated proportion of participants with high dental anxiety (cut-off score = 19) was 11.6%. Dental anxiety was four times greater in the youngest age group (18–39 yrs) compared to older participants (60+ yrs), controlling for sex, social class and self-reported dental visiting behaviour confirming previous developed-world reports. Conclusion: The scale's psychometrics is supportive for the routine assessment of patient dental anxiety to compare against a number of major demographic groups categorised by age and sex. Dental anxiety was high in younger compared to older people. | |
dc.format.extent | 8 | |
dc.format.extent | 662143 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMC Oral Health | en |
dc.subject | RK Dentistry | en |
dc.subject | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RK | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA0421 | en |
dc.title | The modified dental anxiety scale : UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of age | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-9-20 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349769614&partnerID=8YFLogxK | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/9/20 | en |
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