The Orthostatic Hypotension Questionnaire (OHQ): Validation of a novel symptom assessment scale

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-90

  Kaufmann, Horacio ^a   Malamut, Richard ^b   Norcliffe Kaufmann, Lucy ^a   Rosa, Kathleen ^c   Freeman, Roy ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic failure; Orthostatic hypotension; Questionnaire; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

MIDODRINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDODRINE; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHY-DRAGER SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859161160     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: 16191560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-011-0146-2     Document Type: Article

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