Table 1 Mean DFS item scores*, study 1 and study 2
From: Reliability and cross-cultural validity of a Japanese version of the Dental Fear Survey
Study 1 (The first administration) (n = 166) | Study 2 (n = 2095) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Items | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Avoidance | ||||
1. Put off making appointment | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
2. Cancelled or failed to appear | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
8. Making an appointment | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
9. Approaching dental office | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
10. Sitting in the waiting room | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
11. Sitting in dental chair | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
12. Smell of dental office | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
13. Seeing the dentist | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
Physiological arousal | ||||
3. Muscle tenseness | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
4. Increase breathing rate | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
5. Perspiration | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
6. Nausea | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
7. Heart beat faster | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Fears of specific stimuli/situations | ||||
14. Seeing anesthetic needle | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
15. Feeling anesthetic needle | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
16. Seeing drill | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
17. Hearing drill | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
18. Feeling drill | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
19. Having teeth cleaned | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
20. Overall fear of dentistry | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
Total | 38.3 | 13.9 | 37.4 | 14.1 |