Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule‐Dental Subscale

Abstract

These results suggest that the CFSS-DS is reliable and valid and operates in China as it does in other cultures. Further studies should include school samples to evaluate children who may not go to the dentist.

Validity of the Brazilian version of the Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule

“…In the present study, higher values of internal consistency and of test‐retest reliability of the B‐CFSS‐DS were found, reinforcing the validity of this scale to identify dental fear in children aged 4‐12 years. As expected, our results corroborate with previous findings . Despite the sample size and the sample power being calculated, the sample in this study is not representative, limiting the extrapolation of our findings to the population.…”

“…The mean scores of the CFSS‐DS have widely ranged between 21.0 and 33.25 points in previous studies . The mean score of the B‐CFSS‐DS, as assessed in the present study, was 29.3, which was similar to findings of the Nakai et al and Paglia et al Considering the large clinical and school samples, no age or gender differences on global mean CFSS‐DS score were observed.…”

“…The CFSS‐DS was developed to assess dental fear in children through a questionnaire consisting of a fifteen items . This scale is commonly used to measure dental fear, and it has been widely translated and validated in other countries . Thus, this study translated and validated the Brazilian version of the Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule (B‐CFSS‐DS).…”

“…In most studies presented, three factors emerged, with the percentage of explained variance ranging from 53.70% to 75.25%. In the present study, four factors emerged.…”

“…The CFSS‐DS has been translated into many languages, such as Japanese, Greek, Hindi, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian and Herzegovina, Serbian, and Italian, demonstrating good test‐retest reliability and good internal consistency. A survey tool having high reliability in some part of the world may not have universal validity unless its constituents are unaffected by cultural changes …”