Psychometric properties of the HIT-6 among patients in a headache-specialty practice

Headache

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 638-643

  Kawata, Ariane K ^a   Coeytaux, Remy R ^b   DeVellis, Robert F ^c   Finkel, Alan G ^b   Mann, J Douglas ^b   Kahn, Kevin ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache Impact Test; Item response theory; Quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEADACHE IMPACT TEST 6; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN CLINICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 20444402589     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2005.05130.x     Document Type: Article

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