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| Author(s): |
Lidiane Lima Florencio
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2013-02-22 |
| Examining board members: |
Debora Bevilaqua Grossi;
Marcelo Eduardo Bigal;
Thais Cristina Chaves
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| Advisor: | Debora Bevilaqua Grossi |
| Abstract | |
Since there was no portuguese questionnaire to evaluate cutaneous allodynia in migraine population, which has been pointed out as a central sensibilization flag and as risk factor of migraine chronification we aimed to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the 12 item Allodynia Symptom Checklist for the Brazilian population and to test its reliability. It consisted in six stages: translation, synthesis, back translation, revision by a specialist committee, pretest, and submission the documents to the committee. In the pretest stage, the questionnaire was applied to 30 migraineurs of both sexes, who had some difficulty in understanding it. Thus, a second version was applied to 30 additional subjects, with no others difficulties being reported. The mean filling out time was 336and the internal consistency was considered adequate showing a good interrelation between items (Cronbachs = 0,77). To test reliability, 30 other subjects filled out the questionnaire at two different times, 15 of them in a self-report administration and 15 in a structured interview. It was classified as moderate (linear weighted kappa = 0.58) and as excellent (linear weighted kappa = 0.84) respectively. In this study, it was possible to make available in portuguese a valid, reliable and easy tool for cutaneous allodynia assessment in Brazil. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/03377-0 - Cross-sectional adptation and validation of the Allodynia Symptom Checklist - item 12: Brazilian version |
| Grantee: | Lidiane Lima Florencio |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |