Open AccessReliability and factor analysis of children′s fear survey schedule-dental subscale in Indian subjects
Author(s) -
Priti Singh,
Rahul Pandey,
Amit Nagar,
Krishna Dutt
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.73788
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , dental fear , varimax rotation , schedule , medicine , context (archaeology) , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , outpatient clinic , psychology , clinical psychology , dentistry , family medicine , anxiety , psychiatry , psychometrics , physics , quantum mechanics , paleontology , power (physics) , computer science , biology , operating system
Fear to visit a dentist is a common observation even in adults; however, among children it becomes one of the most important issues for a dentist. Psychographic analysis of the factors that add to fear level of the children can be accessed through Children fear survey schedule-dental subscale (CFSS-DS); however, its varied applicability in different environmental situations has been tested through this paper.