Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) |
A 12-item, self-report measure of health-related quality life in terms of physical and mental health domains. Scores are summed into a physical health and mental health summary score and standardized using a T-score metric with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. |
Baseline, week 10, and week 14 |
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Other |
Patient Health Questionnaire 8-item (PHQ-8) |
An 8-item, self-report measure of depressive symptom severity based on DSM criteria. Items are rated from 0 to 3 (0 = not at all to 3 = nearly every day). Total scores range from 0 to 27. Cut points represent thresholds for non-minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), moderately severe (15-19), and severe (20-27) depression. |
Baseline, week 10, and week 14 |
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Other |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) |
A 7-item, self-report measure of anxiety. Items are rated from 0 to 3 (0 = not at all to 3 = nearly every day). Total scores range from 0 to 21. Cut points represent thresholds for none-minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14) and severe (15-21). |
Baseline, week 10, and week 14 |
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Other |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) |
A 17-tem, self-report measure of symptoms of PTSD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) criteria. Items are rated from 0 to 4 (0= Not at all to 4 = Extremely). Total scores range from 17-85. |
Baseline, week 10, and week 14 |
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Other |
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) |
A 5-item self-report measure of symptoms of insomnia. Total scores range from 0 to 28. Cut points represent thresholds for no clinically significant insomnia (0-7), subthreshold insomnia (8-14), clinical insomnia (moderately severe) (15-21), clinical insomnia (severe) (22-28). |
Baseline, week 10, and week 14 |
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Other |
Headache Pain Catastrophizing Scale (HPCS) |
A modified version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (use of word headache vs. pain in the questions). The HPCS is a 13-item self-report measure of catastrophic thinking related to headache. Items are rated from 0 to 4 (0= not at all to 4 - all the time). Total scores range from 0 to 52, with subscale scores for rumination, magnification, and helplessness. |
Baseline, week 10, and week 14 |
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Other |
Headache Management Self-Efficacy Scale (HMSE) |
A 25-item self-report questionnaire related to a person's confidence in their ability to manage their headache symptoms. Items range from 1 to 7 (1=strongly disagree to 7 = strongly disagree). Total scores range from 25 to 175 |
Baseline, week 10, and week 14 |
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Other |
Patient Global Perception of Change (PGPC) |
single item scale measures the participant's perception of improvement since the start of the study. Participants respond to the single item on a 7-point scale (1 = very much improved to 7 = very much worse). This measure shows good psychometric properties. |
Week 10 |
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Other |
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8) |
An 8-item self-report measure of treatment acceptability and satisfaction with mental health treatment. Items are coded on a 4-point scale. Total scores are calculated by summing up items, with scores ranging from 8 to 32 |
Week 10 |
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Other |
System Usability Scale (SUS) |
A 10-item measure of treatment acceptability. The SUS assesses participant perceived usability of technology systems. Response options range from 1 to 5, with 50% of the items being positively worded and 50% negatively worded. Scores are converted to an overall score from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate higher perceived usability |
Week 10 |
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Other |
Acceptability of Intervention (AIM) |
A 4-item measure of treatment acceptability. Items are score on a 5-point scale. Scores are a calculated mean. Higher scores indicate greater acceptability |
Week 10 |
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Other |
Structured Assessment of Feasibility Questionnaire (SAFE) |
A 16-item measure of feasibility of mental health services, organized into two sections. The first eight questions assess barriers to implementation, the final eight assess facilitators to implementation. Items are rated as either yes, partial, no, or unable to rate, with each individual item attended to. It is recommended against using a summary score, since items within the sale may have unequal weight. |
Week 10 |
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Other |
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) |
A 4-item measure of feasibility. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Scores are a calculated mean. Higher scores indicate greater feasibility |
Week 10 |
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Primary |
Change in headache days |
Daily self-reported headache days |
Baseline and week 14 |
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Secondary |
Change in headache-related disability |
Headache Disability Inventory (HDI) is a 25-item self-report questionnaire that assesses both emotional and functional impact of headache on daily activities. Item response options include "yes", "sometimes", and "no." Total scores range from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate higher levels of reported disability. |
Baseline and week 14 |
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Secondary |
Change in headache-related disability |
Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) is a 5-item, self-report measure of life disruption due to headache. Cut points represent thresholds for little or no disability (0-5), mild disability (6-10), moderate disability (11-20), and severe disability (21+). |
Baseline and week 14 |
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