title: A preliminary study: validity and reliability of Turkish translation of migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire in Turkish patients with chronic tension type headache.
abstract: We have tested Turkish version of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire in patients with tension type headache. Thirty-two patients who had a tension type headache were included. Turkish version of the MIDAS questionnaire was applied to all patients. Additionally, the patients were asked to keep a 90-day diary. The day diary and the MIDAS questionnaire were compared at the end of the study period. We found that cronbach's alpha 0.82 and had good reliability. Our findings suggest that the MIDAS questionnaire that was originally designed for patients with migraine may be used in patients with chronic tension type headache.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Ministry of Health Ankara Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gedikoglu
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ucler
authors.forename: Levent E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Tugba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tunc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology