evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

The prevalence of dental anxiety and its association with pain and other variables among adult patients with irreversible pulpitis

Dou 2018 · Dou Lei, Vanschaayk Margaret Maria, Zhang Yan, et al. · BMC Oral Health · 2018

Included by

Estimating the reliability of the modified dental anxiety scale: A systematic review and reliability generalization meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · other · 2026 · cited as Dou (2018) · 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.