| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (OMPSQ) |
| First Description |
Linton SJ, Halldén K. Can we screen for problematic back pain? A screening questionnaire for predicting outcome in acute and subacute back pain. Clin J Pain. 1998 Sep;14(3):209-15. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Pain |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | Chronic musculoskeletal pain |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
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| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes Other Musculoskeletal diseases |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | German, Norwegian, Turkish, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish, Persian, Chinese |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Linton SJ, Halldén K. |
| Title | Can we screen for problematic back pain? A screening questionnaire for predicting outcome in acute and subacute back pain. |
| Journal | Clin J Pain. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Vol | 14 |
| Num | 3 |
| Pages | 209-15 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12616177/ |
| Brief Description |
Early identification of patients at risk of developing a persistent back problem: the predictive validity of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24317959/ |
| Brief Description |
Test-retest reliability of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire and the Situational Pain Scale in patients with chronic low back pain |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19534017/ |
| Brief Description |
Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25358630/ |
| Brief Description |
Spanish version of the screening Örebro musculoskeletal pain questionnaire: a cross-cultural adaptation and validation |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27272277/ |
| Brief Description |
Validity and responsiveness of the French version of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire in chronic low back pain. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28348724/ |
| Brief Description |
The Persian Version of Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire: Translation and Evaluation of its Psychometric Properties |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Steven James Linton |
| steven.linton@orebroll.se | |
| Address | Department of Behavioral, Social and Legal Sciences-Psychology, Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden |
| Website | https://www.oru.se/english/research/research-environments/hs/champ/questionnaires/ |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
25-item self-administered tool designed to identify people at risk of developing chronic pain associated with psychosocial factors (yellow flags). It assesses five categories of risk factors for prolonged disability: pain, perceived function, psychological variables, fear-avoidance beliefs, and patient demographics and background |
| Number of Items | 25 |
| Range | 0-210 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 0–10 Likert scale |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered, Interviewer/assessor |
| Recommendations to score |
Each item is scored on a 0–10 Likert scale with the exception of questions pertaining to background, previous sick leave, pain sites, and pain duration which are category scales. The score on 8 items is reversed. A total score is calculated from individual scores and ranges from 0 to 210 points. |
| Score Interpretation | A higher score indicates a greater level of risk with each item weighted equally |
| Cut-off points | < 90 (low risk); 91–105 (medium risk); > 105 (high risk) |
| Cut-off points applied to | Routine care |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 5-10 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
It has good specificity (classifying a healthy person as healthy, 75%) and sensitivity (correctly classifying those on longer duration of sick leave: 77% for those with 1–30 days sick leave and 61% for those with > 30 days sick leave). The overall predictive power of the instrument based on discriminant analyses (73%) is better than chance level of 33% |