The Dental Attitudes Questionnaire: comparing two response formats
作者:
Joh. Hoogstraten,
N. J. Broers,
期刊:
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
(WILEY Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 15,
issue 1
页码: 10-13
ISSN:0301-5661
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1987.tb00472.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: behavioral dental science;oral health care attitudes;social dentistry
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractIn 1984 the Dental Attitudes Questionnaire, an instrument for assessing oral health care attitudes, was proposed. The DAQ has six content scales (Cynicism, Health Concern, Motivation, Oral Function, Social Aesthetic, Susceptibility) and two validity scales (Halo, Infrequency). The original items had an ‘agree‐disagree’ format. We compared this dichotomous format with a six‐point response format. Results obtained with the two‐point scale did not meet acceptable psychometric criteria. The six‐point scale resulted in acceptable item and subtest parameters and variance, internal reliability and test/retest reliability. For eight items, rewording was suggested. Future research i
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