Development, validation and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the biopsychosocial impact scale in orofacial pain patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to develop the Chinese version of the biopsychosocial impact scale (BPIm-S) to assess functional limitation and psychosocial distress in orofacial pain (OFP) patients in mainland China, and investigate the factor structure, reliability and validity, measurement invariance, as well as scores differences across genders, age and educational status among OFP patients.

Methods

The BPIm-S was developed and evaluated in four stages: (1) concept selection and item generation; (2) a pilot study assessing face and content validity; (3) the factors structure, reliability, convergent validity, and measurement invariance; and (4) concurrent validity and clinical responsiveness. Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were perfor

SUBMITTER: Ou-Yang ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10029920 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature