Development of the Hindi Version of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Screening Questionnaire – 12 Items - Cross Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Test–Retest Reliability in Patients with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction

Background: The Orebro Musculoskeletal Screening Questionnaire-12 item (H-OMPQ-12) is used to assess absenteeism, chronicity, pain and impairment in patients with musculoskeletal dysfunction. However, this questionnaire is not available for Hindi speaking population. Thus the aim of this study is to cross-culturally adapt the Orebro Musculoskeletal Screening Questionnaire 12-item into a Hindi language and to assess its psychometric properties (validity and reliability). Materials and Methods : The Orebro Musculoskeletal Screening Questionnaire 12-item was translated and cross culturally adapted into Hindi language. Hindi version of the scale was administered by 71 subjects with all musculoskeletal conditions. Along with the Hindi version of the scale, subjects were also given the Numerical pain rating scale and Hindi-Modified Oswestry disability Index (MODI). Psychometric evaluation included test re-test reliability and construct and convergent validity. Results: The translated Hindi version demonstrated good internal consistency (α = 0.85) and test– retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.84). The construct validity of the Hindi Orebro Musculoskeletal Screening Questionnaire was seen to be 0.89 and the convergent validity was found by correlation of the H-OMSQ 12 item with Numerical Pain Rating scale as well as with Hindi version of Modified Oswestry Disability Index, which was found to be moderate p =0.632 and p =0.618 respectively . Conclusion : The Hindi version of the 12 item-OMSQ showed a good internal consistency as well as test re-tests reliability and there was moderate correlation with the Numerical pain rating scale and the MODI.