估计修改后的牙科焦虑尺度的可靠性:系统性审查和可靠性概括元分析
1Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Türkiye.
Journal of health psychology
|January 26, 2026
概括
修改后的牙焦虑量表 (MDAS) 在118项研究中显示出高可靠性. 然而,结果表明,语言和其他因素可能会影响得分,需要具体上下文的报告.
科学领域:
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
- 牙科公共卫生 牙科公共卫生
背景情况:
- 牙科焦虑是影响患者护理的一个重要问题.
- 修改后的牙科焦虑量表 (MDAS) 被广泛用于测量牙科恐惧.
- 评估MDAS的可靠性概括对于其有效应用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 进行修改牙科焦虑量表 (MDAS) 的可靠性概括元分析.
- 从各种研究中合成内部一致性系数 (α).
- 调查可能影响MDAS可靠性的调节者.
主要方法:
- 对来自118项研究 (N=95,588) 的128个α系数进行了元分析.
- 使用CR2推断和波内特转换的三级随机效应模型.
- 主持人分析检查了语言,年龄,样本大小和其他因素;PET/PEESE和Egger测试评估了小型研究的影响.
主要成果:
- 对于MDAS,合并的内部一致性可靠性 (α) 为0.882 (95% CI [0.873,0.889]).
- 语言成为一个重要的调节者,即使在大陆调整后也影响了可靠性.
- 平均年龄和样本大小可靠地与α相关;可靠性诱导是普遍存在的 (76.1%).
结论:
- MDAS得分显示出高的内部一致性可靠性.
- 可靠性是敏感的上下文因素,特别是语言.
- 研究人员应报告特定样本的α值和置信区间,最好使用omega/ordinal alpha,以准确解释.
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