title: Reliability and factor analysis of children's fear survey schedule-dental subscale in Indian subjects.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fear to visit a dentist is a common observation even in adults; however, among children it becomes one of the most important issues for a dentist. Psychographic analysis of the factors that add to fear level of the children can be accessed through Children fear survey schedule-dental subscale (CFSS-DS); however, its varied applicability in different environmental situations has been tested through this paper.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of present study is to evaluate the reliability and factor structure of the Indian version of the CFSS-DS.
  
  
  METHODS
  The routine patients attending Outpatient Department of Pedodontics with Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, India (n=197, aged 7-12 years old) were evaluated for children's fear survey schedule-dental subscale which was filled by parents on behalf of the child.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reliability analysis (alpha) was performed to assess the internal consistency of the Indian translation of the scale. Factor analysis (principle components, varimax rotation) was employed to assess the factor structure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children fear survey scale-dental subscale was found to be equally reliable (Cronbach alpha = 0.92) and applicable among Indian subjects. However, factorization revealed emergence of 1) hospital, injections and hospital personnel, 2) drilling and interaction with unknown, 3) dental care personnel and practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study extended the universal applicability of children fear survey schedule -dental subscale, while at the same time it was able to highlight different facets of problem in different environments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics with Preventive Dentistry, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. drparulsingh@gmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dutt
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008347:Manifest Anxiety Scale; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires