Validity of the Oral Behaviours Checklist: correlations between OBC scores and intensity of facial pain

• Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation 2014-02, Vol.41 (2), p.115-121
• Main Authors: van der Meulen, M. J., Lobbezoo, F., Aartman, I. H. A., Naeije, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Checklist - standards; Dentistry; facial pain; Facial Pain - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Oral Behaviours Checklist; oral parafunctions; Psychometrics - methods; Psychometrics - standards; psychosocial factors; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; temporomandibular disorders
• ISSN: 0305-182X; 1365-2842
• DOI: 10.1111/joor.12114

Summary The first purpose of this study was to translate the Oral Behaviours Checklist (OBC) into Dutch and to examine its psychometric properties. The second purpose was to examine the correlations between scores on the OBC and facial pain, while controlling for the possible confounding effects of psychosocial factors, such as stress, depression, somatisation and anxiety. The OBC was translated, following the international RDC/TMD consortium guidelines. Its psychometric properties were examined by assessing the test–retest reliability and concurrent validity [correlations between the OBC and the previously developed Oral Parafunctions Questionnaire (OPQ)]. Participants were 155 patients with TMD (77% female; mean age and s.d. = 43·6 and 14·4 years). The translation of the OBC into Dutch proceeded satisfactorily. The psychometric properties of the Dutch OBC were good; test–retest reliability was excellent (ICC = 0·86, P