eprintid: 10084059 rev_number: 38 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/08/40/59 datestamp: 2019-10-24 09:37:15 lastmod: 2021-12-13 23:32:53 status_changed: 2019-10-24 09:37:15 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Wiriyakijja, P creators_name: Porter, S creators_name: Fedele, S creators_name: Hodgson, T creators_name: McMillan, R creators_name: Shephard, M creators_name: Ni Riordain, R title: Development and validation of a short version of Chronic Oral Mucosal Disease Questionnaire (COMDQ‐15) ispublished: pub subjects: UCH divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C10 divisions: D21 keywords: Chronic oral mucosal disease, Quality of Life, Short form note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Background: The adoption of the Chronic Oral Mucosal Disease Questionnaire (COMDQ) into clinical practice has been low, despite its rigorous development process. A potential limitation of the COMDQ is the high response burden to patients. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and validate a short version of the 26‐item COMDQ. / Methods: The COMDQ data of 520 patients with chronic oral mucosal diseases were randomly divided into 2 subsamples. Descriptive item analysis and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were performed using data from the first subsample for item reduction and development of the shortened COMDQ. The resulting short version was then validated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the other subsample. Internal consistency reliability of the short‐form COMDQ was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha. Criterion validity of this new scale was examined against its original version. / Results: Based upon item analysis, 11 items were dropped. EFA results on the remaining 15 items extracted 4 factors consistent with the original COMDQ, and CFA results displayed acceptable goodness‐of‐fit indices of this factor structure on different sample. The COMDQ‐15 was then created. Cronbach’s alpha of 4 subscale scores ranged from 0.7 to 0.91, indicating good internal consistency reliability of the COMDQ‐15. Correlations between total and subscale scores of the COMDQ‐15 and its parent scale were high, supporting good criterion validity of this shortened scale. / Conclusion: The COMDQ‐15 is a brief, valid and reliable instrument that can give an overview of the patient’s quality of life related to their chronic oral mucosal conditions. date: 2020-01 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1111/jop.12964 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1709125 doi: 10.1111/jop.12964 lyricists_name: Fedele, Stefano lyricists_name: Ni Riordain, Richeal lyricists_name: Porter, Stephen lyricists_name: Wiriyakijja, Paswach lyricists_id: SFEDE79 lyricists_id: RNIRI75 lyricists_id: SRPOR51 lyricists_id: PWIRI81 actors_name: Porter, Stephen actors_id: SRPOR51 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine volume: 49 number: 1 pagerange: 55-62 event_location: Denmark citation: Wiriyakijja, P; Porter, S; Fedele, S; Hodgson, T; McMillan, R; Shephard, M; Ni Riordain, R; (2020) Development and validation of a short version of Chronic Oral Mucosal Disease Questionnaire (COMDQ‐15). Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine , 49 (1) pp. 55-62. 10.1111/jop.12964 <https://doi.org/10.1111/jop.12964>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10084059/3/Fedele_Development%20and%20validation%20of%20a%20short%20version%20of%20Chronic%20Oral%20Mucosal%20Disease%20Questionnaire%20%28COMDQ-15%29_AAM.pdf