Development and validation of the Italian version of the 'Parental Perceptions of Silver Diamine Fluoride Dental Color Changes' questionnaire. Issue 2 (2nd June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bagattoni, Simone; Lardani, Lisa; Cappiello, Maria Chiara; Gatto, Maria Rosaria; Montevecchi, Marco; Piana, Gabriela
• Is Part Of: International journal of paediatric dentistry. Volume 32:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 169
• Page End: 175
• Publication Date: 2021-06-02
• Subjects: acceptance -- perception -- silver diamine fluoride -- validity; Pedodontics -- Periodicals; 617.645
• DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12841
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0960-7439

Abstract

Abstract: Background: The original English version of the questionnaire 'Parental Perceptions of SDF Dental Color Changes' was used among parents in the New York City metropolitan area. Aim: To develop an Italian version of the questionnaire and to assess its validity. Design: The construct validity and the internal consistency were assessed in a convenience sample of Italian parents of 251 young healthy children seen at the University of Bologna and Pisa. Forward‐backward technique was carried out for the translation of the questionnaire. Kaiser‐Meyer‐Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was equal to 0.91, and Bartlett's test of sphericity was statistically significant ( P = .001), so the items were treated with the exploratory principal component analysis (PCA). Results: Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.69 to 0.95. PCA demonstrates that all the items load on the first component (87% of explained variance). All the Spearman correlation coefficients between each subscale (positive scenario: 0.563; negative scenario: 0.665) and the general acceptability showed significant correlation ( P = .0001). Different age, educational level, and family income of the parents did not produce statistically significant different scores on any of the subscales ( P > .05; Mann‐Whitney test). Conclusion: The Italian version of the questionnaire showed high internal consistency and construct validity and was appropriate to be used in an Italian population.