Test-Retest Reliability of the German Version of the Headache Disability Questionnaire (HDQ).
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
a translated and cultural adapted version of the HDQ will be tested on two occasions with headache patients who are currently in physiotherapeutic treatment due to their headache condition
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Detailed Description
The test-retest reliability of the German version of the HDQ will be tested to assess the reproducibility of the test results with a stable condition of the participants over a short period of time. For this purpose, it is planned to administer the questionnaire twice in row at an interval of 48 - 72 hours to headache patients in outpatient physiotherapy. The chosen setting limits the sample to a common intervention measure (physiotherapy), so that primary and secondary headache types can be included and the requirements of the original study can be maintained. In the period between the two tests, subjects should not receive physiotherapy, because it can often have different effects on headache. This can lead to uneven changes in the sample and affect the variance of the test results. However, subjects are allowed to take their usual medications. To avoid recall bias, an online survey tool (RedCAP) to conduct the questionnaire will be used. It is designed so that, only one question appears per slide, no overview of responses is allowed and the questions are displayed in a different order at the second testing. The lower prevalence of headaches after the age of 65 years is taken into account in the inclusion criteria.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Headache [June 21 to July 22]
Nine item headache disability questionnaire (HDQ)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Headache disorder [June 21 to July 22]
Migraine, Tension-type headache, other
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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within physiotherapeutic care due to headache for no longer than 3 months
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headache conditions for at least one month and at least once /month
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live in Switzerland
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give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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not in physiotherapeutic care
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in physiotherapeutic care due to other conditions not associated with headache
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younger than 18 and older than 65 years
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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| 1 | Zurich University of Applied Sciences | Winterthur | Zurich | Switzerland | 8400 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Investigators
- Study Director: Markus J Ernst, Master, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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- Luedtke K, Basener A, Bedei S, Castien R, Chaibi A, Falla D, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Gustafsson M, Hall T, Jull G, Kropp P, Madsen BK, Schaefer B, Seng E, Steen C, Tuchin P, von Piekartz H, Wollesen B. Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in frequent episodic or chronic migraine: a Delphi study. BMJ Open. 2020 Feb 12;10(2):e029855. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029855.
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- Niere K, Quin A. Development of a headache-specific disability questionnaire for patients attending physiotherapy. Man Ther. 2009 Feb;14(1):45-51. Epub 2007 Nov 7.
- Stovner LJ, Andree C. Prevalence of headache in Europe: a review for the Eurolight project. J Headache Pain. 2010 Aug;11(4):289-99. doi: 10.1007/s10194-010-0217-0. Epub 2010 May 16. Review.
- ZUAS HDQ