In:
Head & Face Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 2, No. 1 ( 2006-12)
Abstract:
This paper seeks to analyse the psychometric and structural properties of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) in a sample of temporomandibular disorder patients. Methods The internal consistency of the scales was obtained. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was carried out to test the MPI structure section by section in a sample of 114 temporomandibular disorder patients. Results Nearly all scales obtained good reliability indexes. The original structure could not be totally confirmed. However, with a few adjustments we obtained a satisfactory structural model of the MPI which was slightly different from the original: certain items and the Self control scale were eliminated; in two cases, two original scales were grouped in one factor, Solicitous and Distracting responses on the one hand, and Social activities and Away from home activities , on the other. Conclusion The MPI has been demonstrated to be a reliable tool for the assessment of pain in temporomandibular disorder patients. Some divergences to be taken into account have been clarified.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1746-160X
DOI:
10.1186/1746-160X-2-48
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2202219-3
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