Why the study?
What is the level of agreement between questionnaires, interviews, and diaries for assessing headache in schoolchildren?
Population
129 schoolchildren (69 girls, 60 boys), aged 7 to 17 years
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Questionnaires support reliable headache assessment in schoolchildren; leaves open whether diaries should supplement frequency capture or prompt IHS criterion revision.
What is the level of agreement between questionnaires, interviews, and diaries for assessing headache in schoolchildren?
Questionnaires are a valid source of information for studying headache in schoolchildren, though diaries capture more low-intensity headaches, and the IHS duration criterion may need modification for children.
Laurell et al. (2003) studied this question.
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