Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (ÖMPSQ-10)

Clinical intent

The Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (ÖMSPQ) was developed as a tool to assist in the early identification of yellow flags and patients risking the development of work disability due to the pain [1].

The ÖMSPQ has 25 items of which 21 are scored and it has satisfactory psychometric properties and predictive ability. [2] However, calls have been made for tools with the greatest clinical utility, that is, being short and easy to administer [3]. Therfore Linton et al. reported on the development and validation of a short version of the ÖMPSQ in 2011 [4].

Clinical interpretation

Scores may range from 1 to 100. Higher scores indicate higher levels of estimated risk for developing pain related disability. A total score > 49 is considered positive.

References

[1] Linton SJ, Boersma K. Early identification of patients at risk of developing a persistent back problem: the predictive validity of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire. Clin J Pain. 2003;19(2):80-86. doi:10.1097/00002508-200303000-00002
[2] Hockings RL, McAuley JH, Maher CG. A systematic review of the predictive ability of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008;33(15):E494-E500. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817ba3bb
[3] Hill JC, Dunn KM, Lewis M, et al. A primary care back pain screening tool: identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment. Arthritis Rheum. 2008;59(5):632-641. doi:10.1002/art.23563
[4] Linton SJ, Nicholas M, MacDonald S. Development of a short form of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011;36(22):1891-1895. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f8f775