Validity and reliability of a teledentistry survey among dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia.
| Autor: | Alsharif A; Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Taibah University College of Dentistry, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia., Felemban D; Department of Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences, Taibah University College of Dentistry, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia., Bakeer H; Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan., Kassim S; Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | PeerJ [PeerJ] 2024 Jan 31; Vol. 12, pp. e16834. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 31 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7717/peerj.16834 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The perception of teledentistry use among dental practitioners in various contexts was assessed using the Teledentistry Survey (the TDS-24). However, this survey's psychometric analyses have not yet been analysed. This present study aims to examine the validity and reliability of the TDS-24 in a sample of dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire, including sociodemographic characteristics and the TDS, was distributed as a cross-sectional survey to 800 current dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia recruited via convenience and snowball sampling. The construct validity and reliability of the TDS were assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Cronbach's alpha. Results: The EFA of the survey yielded 20 items supporting a four-factor structure as follows: factor I (10 items), factor II (four items), factor III (three items) and factor IV (three items). The overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.85, while it was 0.86 for the first factor, 0.70 for the second factor, 0.52 for the third factor and 0.57 for the fourth factor. Conclusions: The TDS-20, after excluding four items, revealed four factors with adequate psychometric properties, making it a valid and reliable tool in assessing teledentistry perceptions among dental practitioners in this study sample. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. (© 2024 Alsharif et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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