Development and Validation of the Cluster Headache Screening Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Cluster headache (CH) is frequently either not diagnosed or the diagnosis is delayed. We addressed this issue by developing the self-administered Cluster Headache Screening Questionnaire (CHSQ).

Methods

Experts selected items from the diagnostic criteria of CH and the characteristics of migraine. The questionnaire was administered to first-visit headache patients at nine headache clinics. The finally developed CHSQ included items based on the differences in responses between CH and non-CH patients, and the accuracy and reliability of the scoring model were assessed.

Results

Forty-two patients with CH, 207 migraineurs, 73 with tension-type headache, and 18 with primary stabbing headache were enrolled. The CHSQ item were scored as follows: 3 point

SUBMITTER: Chung PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6325359 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature