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dc.contributor.authorBandarian-Balooch, Siavash
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Paul R
dc.contributor.authorMcNally, Brenton
dc.contributor.authorBrunelli, Arissa
dc.contributor.authorMackenzie, Sharon
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-07T01:35:39Z
dc.date.available2018-03-07T01:35:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0017-8748
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/head.13184
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/370293
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate an e-diary developed for measuring headaches, triggers, and medication consumption, in terms of reliability and validity, and variables such as ease of use and participant compliance. Background: For many decades, behavioral treatment of headaches has been evaluated via participants completing paper diaries recording their headaches and associated phenomena. There is some limited evidence supporting the reliability and validity of paper diaries, and criticisms have been offered such as the large amount of effort involved for both participants and researchers. This study evaluates a new e-diary that will operate on virtually any device that can connect to the internet, and yields 5 of the recommended outcome measures. Methods: One hundred and eighty-one participants (146 females, 35 males) were allocated to 2 groups, e-diaries vs paper diaries, via a disproportionate stratified allocation process. The e-diary group included 4 subgroups based on the technology available to the participant, and the paper diary group included 2 subgroups, one parallel to the e-dairies (short paper), and one representative of traditional paper diaries (long paper). The study commenced with individuals who had self-identified as headache and migraine sufferers attending a screening session that included headache diagnosis. Participants who met selection criteria then completed the Headache Disability Inventory and a measure of quality of life (SF-36) to assess the convergent validity of the diaries, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales to assess the discriminant validity of the diaries. They also completed a Measure of Acceptance Questionnaire. Participants then completed the headache diaries over the next 30 days. Finally, participants completed for a second time the questionnaires completed previously. Results: The 5 outcome measures – headache frequency, peak intensity, average intensity, duration, and medication usage – were found to have strong test–retest reliability (r, 0.68-0.79), for all 3 types of diary. These 5 measures for the e-diaries were shown to have good convergent validity via comparison with scores on the Headache Disability Inventory (r, 0.46-0.55) and SF-36 (r, −0.35 to −0.49), and divergent validity via comparison with scores on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (r, 0.10-0.25). The long-paper diaries had significantly higher missing data scores (M = 15.20, SD = 14.84) and more errors in data completion (M = 5.47, SD = 3.28) than the e-diaries and short-paper diaries (P < .05). In addition, the long-paper diaries were evaluated by the participants as more burdensome and significantly less easy to use than the e-diaries and short-paper diaries. Conclusions: The e-diaries evaluated in this research would prove a useful tool in clinical trials of behavioral treatment for headaches.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1551
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1569
dc.relation.ispartofissue10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHeadache
dc.relation.ispartofvolume57
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320299
dc.titleElectronic-Diary for Recording Headaches, Triggers, and Medication Use: Development and Evaluation
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 American Headache Society. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Electronic-Diary for Recording Headaches, Triggers, and Medication Use: Development and Evaluation, Headache, Volume 57, Issue 10, Pages 1551–1569, 2017, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/head.13184. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorMartin, Paul
gro.griffith.authorMackenzie, Sharon M.
gro.griffith.authorBandarian-Balooch, Sia
gro.griffith.authorMcNally, Brenton
gro.griffith.authorBrunelli, Arissa


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