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CEPHALALGIA
卷 31, 期 2, 页码 222-234出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0333102410372429
关键词
Psychometric testing; ethnic validity; measurement invariance; headache; race; migraine
资金
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [K01 NS046582]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [K01NS046582] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Introduction: As research increasingly examines differences in headache characteristics between Caucasian and African American headache patients, it is requisite to determine the equivalence of existing headache measures for both racial groups. Methods: This study examined the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of four widely used psychosocial headache measures. Caucasians (N = 173) and African Americans (N = 114) receiving treatment in four headache sub-specialty clinics throughout Ohio completed the Headache Disability Inventory (HDI), the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life (MSQL) measure, the Headache Management Self-Efficacy (HMSE) scale, and the Headache-Specific Locus of Control (HSLC) scale prior to initiating new preventive therapies. Conclusion: All measures demonstrated good internal consistency and measurement invariance. Despite adequate measurement invariance, the recommended factor structure of the HMSE scale yielded a poor fit for both African American and Caucasian patients. With perhaps the exception of the HMSE scale, the HDI, MSQL scale and HSLC scale are psychometrically sound and can be used with both Caucasian and African American headache patients.
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