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Primary study · included by 1 review

Validation of the <scp>M</scp>alay version of the <scp>M</scp>odified <scp>D</scp>ental <scp>A</scp>nxiety <scp>S</scp>cale and the prevalence of dental anxiety in a <scp>M</scp>alaysian population

Sitheeque 2015 · Sitheeque Mohaideen, Massoud Moustafa, Yahya Suzana, et al. · Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry · 2014

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Estimating the reliability of the modified dental anxiety scale: A systematic review and reliability generalization meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · other · 2026 · cited as Sitheeque (2015) · Supplemental B (study list) and reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Internal consistency (Cronbach alpha) of MDAS total score
MDAS (5-item dental anxiety questionnaire), total score vs Not applicable (single instrument; reliability generalization)
Cronbach's alpha (pooled, back-transformed from Bonett ABT) 0.882 [0.873, 0.889]118 studies · 95588 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.