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ArticleOral diseases2025

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Oral Epithelial Dysplasia Informational Needs Questionnaire.

Waleed Alamoudi, Abdullah Alsoghier, Richeal Ni Riordain, Stefano Fedele, Stephen Porter

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Article in Oral diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Oral Epithelial Dysplasia Information Needs Questionnaire (ODIN-Q): Responsiveness and Insights Into Patient Education.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026
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Waleed AlamoudiFaculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4503-9323
Abdullah AlsoghierCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Richeal Ni RiordainCork University Dental School and Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Stefano FedeleUCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9006-9412
Stephen PorterUCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3328-2759

Funding

National Institute for Health and Care Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Oral Epithelial Dysplasia Information Needs Questionnaire (ODIN-Q) was developed to assess the informational needs of patients with oral epithelial dysplasia (OED). This study aimed to evaluate the six-factor ODIN-Q model to determine its psychometric properties and alignment with a theoretical framework.

methodsConfirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted with 165 participants to assess the model's fit. Consensus-based standards for selecting health measurement instruments were followed, and five participants per item in the assessment tool were required for effective CFA. Various fit indices, factor loadings and inter-factor correlations were analysed.

resultsThe CFA results indicated a moderate model fit, which was consistent with other multidimensional patient-reported instruments. The average factor loading for all 33 items was 0.58 (highest = 0.84, lowest = 0.28). Only two items with relatively low loadings (< 0.3) were related to doctors' experience and lifestyle adjustments. Additionally, the ODIN-Q distinguished conceptually distinct domains with low inter-factor correlations (< 0.20).

conclusionThe current six-factor ODIN-Q is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing the informational needs of individuals with OED. Further cross-cultural assessments of the ODIN-Q are required to demonstrate its cultural sensitivity in other English-speaking patient cohorts and globally.

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Mouth NeoplasmsNeeds AssessmentAdultAgedFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsSurveys and Questionnairesconfirmatory factor analysisODIN‐Qoral epithelial dysplasiapatient information needspsychometric validation

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