The Reliability and Validity of The Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire for Korean Migraine Suffers

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 21(2); 2003 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2003;21(2): 146-155.

"한국인 편두통 환자에서 MSQoL (Migraine-Specific Quality of Life)설문조사의 신뢰도 및 타당도"

문희수 , 정진상 이혜승 박혜선 김선우 우행원

"성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 신경과학교실,배재대학교 의류학부, 통계지원팀,이화여자대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실"

The Reliability and Validity of The Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire for Korean Migraine Suffers

Heui-Soo Moon

"Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center,Faculty of Clothing and Textiles, Paichai University*, Biostatistics Unit, Samsung biomedical research institute ,Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University"

Abstract

"Background: Recurrent, often unpredictable, migraine attacks significantly interfere with daily functioning and pro-ductivity of patients with migraine. Quality of life measurement represents an important tool for evaluating migraine therapy and judging the impact of headache either on individuals or on society. The objective of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the translated version of MSQoL (Migraine-Specific Quality of Life) in Korean migraine patients.
Methods: Participants, migraineurs from the Samsung Medical Center Migraine Clinic, were screened using the International Headache Society migraine criteria prior to enrollment through direct interview. This survey included the MSQoL, MIDAS (Migraine Disability assessment) and STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory).
Results: Sixty-five migraineurs were recruited. For the MSQoL, Cronbach ’s alpha was 0.93. Frequency and number of accompanying symptoms were predictive of the MSQoL. The negative correlation between the MSQoL scores and the MIDAS score was seen (r=-0.585, p<0.01). Similarly a negative correlation between the MSQoL scores and duration of headache was also observed (r=-0.38, p<0.01). Although a significant negative correlation between the MSQoL and STAI scores was present (r=-0.47, p<0.01), correlation between the MIDAS and the STAI scores was not significant.
Conclusions: The MSQoL is a reliable and valuable migraine-specific quantitative tool to assess the degree of quality of life in Korean migraineurs. It has a potential to provide valuable information on migraineur ’s disability and anxiety level. The MSQoL has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to estimate long-term outcome of migraine therapy in Korean population.Key Words : Migraine, Quality of life, MSQoL (Migraine-Specific Quality of Life), Psychometric analysis"