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Defective DNA repair and chromatin organization in patients with quiescent systemic lupus erythematosus
A path model of racial/ethnic discrimination and cardiovascular disease risk factors among college students of color
Exposure to tobacco smoke and validation of smoking status during pregnancy in the MIREC study
UK population norms for the modified dental anxiety scale with percentile calculator : adult dental health survey 2009 results
Background: A recent UK population survey of oral health included questions to assess dental anxiety to provide mean and prevalence estimates of this important psychological construct. Methods: A two-stage cluster sample was used for the survey across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The survey took place between October-December 2009, and January-April 2010. All interviewers were trained on survey procedures. Within the 7,233 households sampled there were 13,509 adults who were asked to participate in the survey and 11,382 participated (84%). Results: The scale was reliable and showed some evidence of unidimensionality. Estimated proportion of participants with high dental anxiety (cut-off score = 19) was 11.6%. Percentiles and confidence intervals were presented and can be estimated for individual patients across various age ranges and gender using an on-line tool. Conclusions: The largest reported data set on the MDAS from a representative UK sample was presented. The scaleâs 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. Practitioners within the UK have a resource to estimate the rarity of a particular patientâs level of dental anxiety, with confidence intervals, when using the on-line percentile calculator.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe
Infant birth weight and third trimester maternal plasma markers of vascular integrity: the MIREC study
Cross-cultural study comparing the association of familism with burden and depressive symptoms in two samples of Hispanic dementia caregivers
Forgive and Let Go: Effect of Self-Compassion on Post-Event Processing in Social Anxiety
A Canadian Tertiary Care Centre Study of Maternal and Umbilical Cord Cotinine Levels as Markers of Smoking During Pregnancy: Relationship to Neonatal Effects
Rare use of patient-reported outcomes in childhood cancer clinical trials â a systematic review of clinical trial registries
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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 7â21 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 (18â39 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.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe