Study Langeveld (1998): study NL 1990 /1

Public

12-18 aged chronic headache patients, Netherlands 199?

Sample

Respondents

N = 64

Non Response

50%

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Questionnaire and diary Headache and Migraine Diary and QLH-Y questionnaire. Diary recording headache intensity and duration four times daily, at breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime and medication at each of the four daily measurement points

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in headache

Our Classification

Remarks

Assessed at - T0: baseline - T1: one week after T0 - T2: two weeks 2 after T0 - T3: three weeks after T0

Operationalization

Headache index computed by adding up the diary intensities of all diary reported headache attacks during one week and the QLH-Y Questionnaire.
Headache and Migraine Diary records headache intensity and duration four times daily. Headache intensity rated on 5-point numerical scale:
0= "no headache"
1= "headache:I am only aware of it if I pay attention to it"
2= "headache, but I can ignore it at times"
3= "headache- I can't ignore it but I can do my usual activities"
4= "headache - It is difficult for me  to concentrate. I can only do easy activities"
5= "headache as such that I can't do anything".

Observed Relation with Happiness