fa Design and Preliminary Validation of the Verbal Skill Scale in the Dental Setting: An Anxiety Scale for Children کودکان Pediatric Dentistry پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Purpose:</strong> </p><p> The purpose of this study was to design and examine the validity of a scale that uses the verbal performance of children as an indicator of dental anxiety. </p><p> <strong>Methods:</strong></p><p>  A total of 128 healthy 4- to 6-year-olds were included. The first sessions consisted of a dental examination in the second session, identical dental treatment was provided to all subjects. In each session, a short communication was done for verbal assessment. During treatment, Frankl and clinical anxiety rating scales were utilized to assess the child's anxiety. Construct validity was assessed using Spearman's correlation coefficient a factor analysis, concurrent validity, and inter-rater reliability were determined by kappa agreement statistics. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used to assess the difference between sexes.</p><p> <strong> Results:</strong></p><p>  The agreement between the raters was high and significant (k=0.71, P<.001). Intraclass correlation coefficient of 50 same children (28 boys and 22 girls) across a 2-week period showed a strong correlation (correlation=0.8, P<.001). Spearman's correlation coefficient revealed a high and significant correlation between the measures (P<.001). The kappa values ranged from 0.58 to 0.67, suggesting moderate to good agreement between measures. </p><p> <strong>Conclusions:</strong></p><p>  The verbal skill scale is a reliable and valid measure of assessing child dental anxiety in a clinical context. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of American Academy of ‍ Pediatric Dentistry</p><p> <a href="http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aapd/pd/2013/00000035/00000002/art00018" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> BEHAVIOR CONTROL; DENTAL ANXIETY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VALIDATION STUDIES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2530&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Naser Asl Aminabadi 100319475328460012038 100319475328460012038 Yes Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. aslaminabadi@gmail.com Azin Sohrabi 100319475328460012039 100319475328460012039 No Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iranepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Sina Ghertasi Oskouei 100319475328460012040 100319475328460012040 No Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Saba Aghaee 100319475328460012041 100319475328460012041 No Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Zahra Jamali 100319475328460012042 100319475328460012042 No Department of Oral Disease, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Morteza Ghojazadeh 100319475328460012043 100319475328460012043 No Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran