title: Development and validation of the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire.
abstract: This paper describes the development and validation of a migraine-specific quality-of-life instrument that is capable of measuring health-related quality-of-life impairments attributed to migraine. Item selection, item reduction, and pretesting and finalization of items during the instrument development phase resulted in a total of 16 questions which were incorporated into the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (Version 1:0) (1992 Glaxo Wellcome Inc). Three meaningful dimensions were hypothesized: Role Function-Restrictive, Role Function-Preventive, and Emotional Function. In the instrument validation phase, the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire was mailed to 1109 migraine patients, providing a response rate of 45% (n = 458). Initial psychometric evaluation of the questionnaire indicated that it possessed adequate reliability with Cronbach's alpha for the three dimensions ranging between 0.70 to 0.85. The Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire possessed adequate content and criterion validity. All but three items satisfied the test of construct validity. In conclusion, the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to estimate the effect of migraine and its treatment on the patient's health-related quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Glaxo Wellcome Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jhingran
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Osterhaus
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kirchdoerfer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*