title: Reliability and validity of the Swedish version of the Dental Subscale of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule, CFSS-DS.
abstract: A Swedish version of the Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS-DS) was designed to be answered by parents on behalf of their children. The instrument was administered twice to the parents of 52 children aged 4 to 14 years. The children's behaviors were rated during the dental appointment immediately after the second administration. The CFSS-DS reached high values for test-retest reliability and validity. Scores equal to or exceeding 38 were found to be related to dental fear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Odontology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klingberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010556:Personality Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013548:Sweden