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Primary study · included by 1 review

Communication, Trust and Dental Anxiety: A Person-Centred Approach for Dental Attendance Behaviours

Yuan 2020 · Yuan Siyang, Freeman Ruth, Hill Kirsty, et al. · Dentistry Journal · 2020

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 Yuan (2020) · 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.