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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Do people trust dentists? Development of the Dentist Trust Scale |
Author: | Armfield, J. Ketting, M. Chrisopoulos, S. Baker, S. |
Citation: | Australian Dental Journal, 2017; 62(3):355-362 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 0045-0421 1834-7819 |
Statement of Responsibility: | JM Armfield, M Ketting, S Chrisopoulos, SR Baker |
Abstract: | Background: This study aimed to adapt a measure of trust in physicians to trust in dentists and to assess the reliability and validity of the measure. Methods: Questionnaire data were collected from a simple random sample of 596 Australian adults. The 11-item General Trust in Physicians Scale was modified to apply to dentists. Results: The Dentist Trust Scale (DTS) had good internal consistency (α = 0.92) and exploratory factor analysis revealed a single-factor solution. Lower DTS scores were associated with less trust in the dentist last visited, having previously changed dentists due to unhappiness with the care received, currently having dental pain, usual visiting frequency, dental avoidance, and with past experiences of discomfort, gagging, fainting, embarrassment and personal problems with the dentist. Conclusions: The majority of people appear to exhibit trust in dentists. The DTS shows promising reliability and validity evidence. |
Keywords: | Dental experiences dental visiting dentist trust scale development validity |
Description: | Accepted for publication 21 March 2017. |
Rights: | © 2017 Australian Dental Association |
DOI: | 10.1111/adj.12514 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1052541 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/adj.12514 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Dentistry publications |
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