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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1646-2890</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Port Estomatol Med Dent Cir Maxilofac]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1646-2890</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1646-28902024000400165</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24873/j.rpemd.2024.12.1409</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Psychometric properties of the Dental Fear Schedule Subscale in a Portuguese pediatric population: exploratory study]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Propriedades psicométricas da Dental Fear Schedule Subscale numa população pediátrica portuguesa: estudo exploratório]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Esteves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Inês]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andreia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Canta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Coelho]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sónia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária Unidade de Investigação e Ciências Orais e Biomédicas (UICOB)]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisbon ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>65</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>165</fpage>
<lpage>172</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1646-28902024000400165&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1646-28902024000400165&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1646-28902024000400165&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objectives:  To conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Dental Fear Schedule Subscale-Short Form (DFSS-SF) in a Portuguese pediatric population.  Methods:  In this cross-sectional study, the DFSS-SF was applied to a convenience sample of 48 children (aged 3-9 years) in a university dental clinic. Child behavior during the consultation was assessed using the Frankl Behaviour Rating Scale (FBRS). The analysis included item frequency, internal consistency (Cronbach's &#945;), and factor structure of the DFSS-SF. Criterion validity was assessed by correlating the DFSS-SF and FBRS scores (Spearman correlation). Discriminant validity was analyzed using the variables sex, age, treatment complexity, and child´s behavior during the appointment, employing the Mann-Whitney test (for items) and Student&#8217;s t test (for the scale's total score) (&#945;=0.05).  Results:  Anxiety prevalence was 20.8%. Items linked to higher anxiety included extractions, injections, and drills. Items showed good distribution, and the scale's internal consistency was &#945;=0.49. Factor analysis identified two factors: &#8220;Fear of unknown people&#8221; and &#8220;Fear of invasive procedures,&#8221; explaining 54.1% of the variance. A significant inverse correlation was observed between DFSS-SF and FBRS scores (r=-0.346; p=0.008). Younger children exhibited higher anxiety levels (p=0.03).  Conclusion:  The DFSS-SF demonstrated adequate performance in assessing anxiety related to dental consultations in the studied sample. Items showed good distribution and inter- item correlation. Internal consistency was acceptable, and there was an inverse correlation between anxiety and the child's behavior.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Objetivos:  Realizar um estudo psicométrico da escala Dental Fear Schedule Subscale-Short Form (DFSS-SF) numa população pediátrica portuguesa.  Métodos:  Estudo transversal com aplicação da DFSS-SF a uma amostra de conveniência de 48 crianças (3-9 anos) numa clínica dentária universitária. O comportamento infantil durante a consulta foi classificado pela Frankl Behaviour Rating Scale (FBRS). Avaliaram-se a frequência dos itens, a consistência interna (&#945; de Cronbach) e a estrutura fatorial da DFSSSF. A validade de critério foi estudada pela correlação entre as escalas DFSS-SF e FBRS (correlação de Spearman). A validade discriminante foi analisada com as variáveis sexo, idade, complexidade do tratamento e comportamento na consulta, usando os testes Mann-Whitney (no caso dos itens) e t de Student (no caso do somatório da escala) (&#945;=0,05).  Resultados:  A prevalência de ansiedade foi 20,8%. Os itens associados a níveis superiores de ansiedade incluíram extrações, injeções e instrumentos rotatórios. Os itens apresentaram boa distribuição e a consistência interna da escala foi &#945;=0,49. A análise fatorial identificou dois fatores: "Medo de pessoas desconhecidas" e "Medo de procedimentos invasivos", explicando 54,1% da variância. Observou-se uma correlação inversa significativa entre os valores da DFSS-SF e da FBRS (r=-0,346; p=0,008). Crianças mais jovens demonstraram maior ansiedade (p=0,03).  Conclusão:  A DFSS-SF apresentou desempenho adequado para medir a ansiedade associada à consulta dentária na amostra estudada. Os itens mostraram boa distribuição e correlação inter-item. A consistência interna foi aceitável e verificou-se a correlação inversa entre ansiedade e comportamento infantil.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Child behavior]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dental anxiety]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Oral health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Reliability and Validity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Comportamento infantil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ansiedade dentária]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Saúde oral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Fiabilidade e Validade]]></kwd>
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