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Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth
Youth with chronic headache disorders often experience sensitivities to light and sound that trigger or exacerbate their headaches and contribute to functional disability. At present, there are no known validated measures for assessing these sensitivities and their impact on functioning in youth wit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8534867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682126 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8100861 |
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description | Youth with chronic headache disorders often experience sensitivities to light and sound that trigger or exacerbate their headaches and contribute to functional disability. At present, there are no known validated measures for assessing these sensitivities and their impact on functioning in youth with chronic headaches. This pilot study sought to develop and assess the feasibility of measures of headache-related light and sounds sensitivities in youth with chronic headache disorders. The initial item pools were generated via an intensive literature review, an informal quality improvement project, and a panel of experts in chronic pain. Then, youth (n = 20) presenting for clinical evaluation of headaches completed the revised items as well as assessments of the measures’ feasibility and items’ understandability. A subset (n = 2) completed formal cognitive interviews as well. The resulting 20-item Headache-Related Light Sensitivity Inventory (HALSI) and 18-item Headache-Related Sound Sensitivity Inventory (HASSI) for youth assess headache-related sensory sensitivities, as well as related emotional and behavioral responses. Through the iterative incorporation of feedback, these measures appear to be feasible to administer and understandable tools for assessing light and sound sensitivity in youth with chronic headache disorders. Once they are empirically validated, they have the potential to serve as important tools for understanding the patient experience, developing interventions, and assessing treatment response. |
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spelling | pubmed-85348672021-10-23 Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth Silvia, Megan Smith, Allison M. Children (Basel) Article Youth with chronic headache disorders often experience sensitivities to light and sound that trigger or exacerbate their headaches and contribute to functional disability. At present, there are no known validated measures for assessing these sensitivities and their impact on functioning in youth with chronic headaches. This pilot study sought to develop and assess the feasibility of measures of headache-related light and sounds sensitivities in youth with chronic headache disorders. The initial item pools were generated via an intensive literature review, an informal quality improvement project, and a panel of experts in chronic pain. Then, youth (n = 20) presenting for clinical evaluation of headaches completed the revised items as well as assessments of the measures’ feasibility and items’ understandability. A subset (n = 2) completed formal cognitive interviews as well. The resulting 20-item Headache-Related Light Sensitivity Inventory (HALSI) and 18-item Headache-Related Sound Sensitivity Inventory (HASSI) for youth assess headache-related sensory sensitivities, as well as related emotional and behavioral responses. Through the iterative incorporation of feedback, these measures appear to be feasible to administer and understandable tools for assessing light and sound sensitivity in youth with chronic headache disorders. Once they are empirically validated, they have the potential to serve as important tools for understanding the patient experience, developing interventions, and assessing treatment response. MDPI 2021-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8534867/ /pubmed/34682126 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8100861 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Silvia, Megan Smith, Allison M. Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth |
title | Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth |
title_full | Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth |
title_fullStr | Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth |
title_full_unstemmed | Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth |
title_short | Development and Feasibility of the Headache-Related Light and Sound Sensitivity Inventories in Youth |
title_sort | development and feasibility of the headache-related light and sound sensitivity inventories in youth |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8534867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682126 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8100861 |
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