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How to assess common somatic symptoms in large-scale studies: A systematic review of questionnaires
Authors:
Zijlema, W. L., Stolk, R. P., Lowe, B., Rief, W., White, P. D., Rosmalen, J. G. M., and BioSHaRE
Abstract:
Objective: Many questionnaires for assessment of common somatic symptoms or functional somatic symptoms are available and their use differs greatly among studies. The prevalence and incidence of symptoms are partially determined by the methods used to assess them. As a result, comparison across studies is difficult. This article describes a systematic review of self-report questionnaires for somatic symptoms for use in large-scale studies and recommends two questionnaires for use in such studies.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.03.093
URL:
<Go to ISI>://WOS:000320297800001https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23731742
Journal:
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
issn:
0022-3999
Publication year:
2013
pages:
459-468
Symptom status:
Cognitive/mental state Emotional state Physical state
Age:
Adults (18-65) Children (0-18) Seniors (65+)
Disease:
Mental and behavioural disorders and related symptoms
PRO / non-PRO:
Non-patient Reported Outcome Patient Reported Outcome
Type of measurement instrument:
1 - Questionnaires 2 - Interviews 6 - Clinical rating scales
Instrument:
4DSQ - Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire | ASRS - Adult Self Report Scale BDS Checklist - Bodily Distress Syndrome Checklist; BSI - Bradford Somatic Inventory BSI - Brief Symptom Inventory (versions: BSI-6; BSI-18; BSI-53) Cambodian SSI - Cambodian Somatic Symptom and Syndrome Inventory C-PSC - Children's Psychosomatic Symptom Checklist CSI - Children’s Somatization Inventory FBL - Freiburger Beschwerden Liste (Freiburg Complaint List) GBB-24 - Giessener Beschwerdebogen (Giessen Subjective Complaints List) GSL - Goldberg Symptom List HEALTH-49 - Hamburger Module zur Erfassung allgemeiner Aspekte psychosozialer Gesundheit für die therapeutische Praxis (Hamburger modules to measure general aspects of psychosocial health for therapeutic practice) ICD-10 Symptom List - International Classification of Diseases-10 Symptom List KSQ - Kellner Symptom Questionnaire Malaise Inventory Manu MSPQ - Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire NSS - Nonspecific Symptom Screen Othmer & DeSouza PHQ - Patient Health Questionnaire (versions: PHQ-2; PHQ-4; PHQ-8; PHQ-9; PHQ-9 short; aPHQ-9; PHQ-A; PHQ-22; PHQ-8; PHQ-15) PHQ - Physical Health Questionnaire PILL - Pennebaker Inventory for Limbic Languidness PSC-17 (SUNYA) - Psychosomatic Symptom Checklist PSC-51 - Physical Symptom Checklist-51 items PSS - Upitnika Psihosomatskih Simptoma (Psychosomatic Symptoms questionnaire) PVPS - Phan Vietnamese Psychiatric Scale RPSQ - Recent Physical Symptoms Questionnaire SCI - Somatic Symptom Checklist Instrument SCL-90 - Symptom Checklist-90 (versions: SCL-92) SCL - Somatic Complaint List SHC - Subjective Health Complaints Inventory SOMS - Screening for Somatoform Symptoms (versions: SOMS-7; R-SOMS) SQ-48 - Symptom Questionnaire-48 SSC - Syrian Symptom Checklist SSI - Somatic Symptom Index Swartz WHO-SSD - World Health Organization-Screener for Somatoform Disorders YSR - Youth Self-Report