Research Article

Periodontal Status and Quality of Life: Impact of Fear of Pain and Dental Fear

Table 2

Model fit indices produced by confirmatory factor analyses.

ModelRMSEACFITLISRMR

Fear of Pain Questionnaire-9 (FPQ-9)0.0630.9730.9510.033
Dental fear survey (DFS)0.0510.9610.9540.051
Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14)0.0550.9580.9440.036

Note. The DFS factor structure did not include the higher order total score but rather the individual items loading onto the three subscales.