OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a brief survey of migraine-related quality-of-life issues. The Headache Needs Assessment (HANA) questionnaire was designed to assess two dimensions of the chronic impact of migraine (frequency and bothersomeness). METHODS: Seven issues related to living with migraine were posed as ratings of frequency and bothersomeness. Validation studies were performed in a Web-based survey, a clinical trial responsiveness population, and a retest reliability population. Headache characteristics (eg, frequency, severity, and treatment), demographic information, and the Headache Disability Inventory were used for external validation. RESULTS: The HANA was completed in full by 994 adults in the Web survey, with a mean total score of 77.98 +/- 40.49 (range, 7 to 175). There were no floor or ceiling effects. The HANA met the standards for validity with internal consistency reliability (Cronbach alpha =.92, eigenvalue for the single factor = 4.8, and test-retest reliability = 0.77). External validity showed a high correlation between HANA and Headache Disability Inventory total scores (0.73, P<.0001), and high correlations with disease and treatment characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate the psychometric properties of the HANA. The brief questionnaire may be a useful screening tool to evaluate the impact of migraine on individuals. The two-dimensional approach to patient-reported quality of life allows individuals to weight the impact of both frequency and bothersomeness of chronic migraines on multiple aspects of daily life.
OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a brief survey of migraine-related quality-of-life issues. The Headache Needs Assessment (HANA) questionnaire was designed to assess two dimensions of the chronic impact of migraine (frequency and bothersomeness). METHODS: Seven issues related to living with migraine were posed as ratings of frequency and bothersomeness. Validation studies were performed in a Web-based survey, a clinical trial responsiveness population, and a retest reliability population. Headache characteristics (eg, frequency, severity, and treatment), demographic information, and the Headache Disability Inventory were used for external validation. RESULTS: The HANA was completed in full by 994 adults in the Web survey, with a mean total score of 77.98 +/- 40.49 (range, 7 to 175). There were no floor or ceiling effects. The HANA met the standards for validity with internal consistency reliability (Cronbach alpha =.92, eigenvalue for the single factor = 4.8, and test-retest reliability = 0.77). External validity showed a high correlation between HANA and Headache Disability Inventory total scores (0.73, P<.0001), and high correlations with disease and treatment characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate the psychometric properties of the HANA. The brief questionnaire may be a useful screening tool to evaluate the impact of migraine on individuals. The two-dimensional approach to patient-reported quality of life allows individuals to weight the impact of both frequency and bothersomeness of chronic migraines on multiple aspects of daily life.
Authors: A F Mannion; U M Mutter; F T Fekete; D O'Riordan; D Jeszenszky; F S Kleinstueck; F Lattig; D Grob; F Porchet Journal: Eur Spine J Date: 2012-04-06 Impact factor: 3.134
Authors: Dawn C Buse; C Mark Sollars; Timothy J Steiner; Rigmor H Jensen; Mohammed A Al Jumah; Richard B Lipton Journal: Curr Pain Headache Rep Date: 2012-06
Authors: Heiko Pohl; Anne-Catherine Streit; Maria S Neumeier; Gabriele S Merki-Feld; Willibald Ruch; Andreas R Gantenbein Journal: Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) Date: 2022-02-02