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Table 2 The criterion validity of the questionnaire: the correlations of the items, dimensions and total score of the instrument with the clinical characteristics

From: The psychometric properties of the Comprehensive Headache-related Quality of life Questionnaire (CHQQ) translated to Serbian

Item or score

Group

Frequency of headache attacks (in the last 3 months)

Headache severity (VAS)

Mean attack length (min)

Disease length (years)

1. Work performance

ALL

−0.467

−0.527

−0.242

−0.207

2. Household chores

ALL

−0.487

−0.547

−0.237

−0.168

3. Social life

ALL

−0.502

−0.528

−0.279

−0.217

4. Leisure activities

ALL

−0.491

−0.550

−0.323

−0.247

5. Vacations/awaydays

ALL

−0.496

−0.522

−0.273

−0.167

6. Physical health

ALL

−0.537

−0.520

−0.285

−0.261

7. Appearance

ALL

−0.400

−0.477

−0.208

−0.128

8. Relationship with other family members

ALL

−0.391

−0.440

−0.213

−0.164

9. Sexual life

ALL

−0.379

−0.414

−0.258

−0.223

10. Sleep

ALL

−0.458

−0.461

−0.234

−0.048

11. Energy

ALL

−0.453

−0.552

−0.333

−0.148

12. Mood

ALL

−0.424

−0.526

−0.278

−0.126

13. Memory

ALL

−0.354

−0.304

−0.157

−0.076

14. Concentration

ALL

−0.463

−0.427

−0.235

−0.084

15. Thinking

ALL

−0.470

−0.407

−0.210

−0.065

16. General health perceptions

ALL

−0.382

−0.458

−0.181

−0.137

17. Irritability

ALL

−0.441

−0.486

−0.246

−0.279

18. Frustration

ALL

−0.438

−0.481

−0.327

−0.197

19. Abortive medication use

ALL

−0.397

−0.520

−0.311

−0.258

20. Financial situation

ALL

−0.281

−0.305

−0.144

−0.084

21. Embarrassment due to headaches

ALL

−0.155

−0.143

0.002

0.036

22. Worries about headache

ALL

−0.530

−0.587

−0.290

−0.142

23. Life enjoyment

ALL

−0.450

−0.565

−0.280

−0.118

Physical score

ALL

−0.558

−0.615

−0.313

−0.221

TTH

−0.567

−0.575

−0.299

−0.160

Migraine

0.138

−0.614

0.040

−0.143

Mental score

ALL

−0.577

−0.606

−0.337

−0.176

TTH

−0.569

−0.578

−0.319

0.112

Migraine

0.253

−0.471

0.111

0.037

Social score

ALL

−0.542

−0.572

−0.314

−0.193

TTH

−0.541

−0.555

−0.307

−0.158

Migraine

−0.197

−0.511

−0.079

−0.059

Total score

ALL

−0.584

−0.628

−0.337

−0.206

TTH

−0.586

−0.599

−0.324

−0.146

Migraine

−0.187

−0.577

−0.015

−0.044

  1. * ALL, whole sample, TTH, subgroup of patients with tension-type headache; Migraine, subgroup of patients with migraine; values of Spearman’s correlation coefficients given in italic are significant (p < 0.05)