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Authors: | Klan, Timo Bräscher, Anne-Kathrin Klein, Silja Diezemann-Prößdorf, Anke Guth, Anna-Lena Gaul, Charly Witthöft, Michael |
Title: | Assessing attack-related fear in headache disorders - structure and psychometric properties of the fear of attacks in migraine inventory |
Online publication date: | 3-Feb-2023 |
Year of first publication: | 2022 |
Language: | english |
Abstract: | Objective: This study aimed to develop a self-report questionnaire for the assessment of attack-related fear in migraine, and to determine its factor structure as well as its psychometric properties by the primary analysis of a cross-sectional survey’s data. Background: High fear of attacks in migraine increases the burden of disease and is assumed to have a negative impact on the course of the disease. Little is known about the structure and dimensionality of attack-related fear, and a valid instrument for the comprehensive assessment is lacking. Methods: Based on a literature search and interviews with persons with migraine as well as with experienced practitioners, a 46-item self-report questionnaire, the Fear of Attacks in Migraine Inventory (FAMI) was developed. A cross-sectional online survey comprising an assessment of diagnostic criteria of migraine and a battery of questionnaires including the FAMI was conducted (N = 387 persons with migraine, 364/387 [94.1%] women, M = 40.9 [SD = 13.1] years, migraine without aura: 153/387 [39.5%], migraine with aura: 85/387 [22.0%], and chronic migraine: 149/387 [38.5%]). Results: Item selection led to 29 items for the FAMI. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in three clearly interpretable factors (fear of negative consequences; attention and anticipation; fear-avoidance); a confirmatory factor analysis yielded an acceptable to good model fit (χ2(3) = 1328.84, p = 0.001, χ2/df = 3.55, RMSEA = 0.085, SRMR = 0.073, CFI = 0.98, and TLI = 0.97). Reliability was good (fear-avoidance, ω = 0.85; attention and anticipation, ω = 0.88) to excellent (fear of negative consequences, ω = 0.91). Correlational analyses confirmed the convergent validity of the FAMI. Conclusions: The FAMI appears suitable and promising for the assessment of attack-related fear in migraine research and clinical care. |
DDC: | 150 Psychologie 150 Psychology |
Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Department: | FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport |
Place: | Mainz |
ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8710 |
Version: | Published version |
Publication type: | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Document type specification: | Scientific article |
License: | CC BY-NC |
Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
Journal: | Headache : the journal of head and face pain 62 3 |
Pages or article number: | 294 305 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Publisher place: | Oxford |
Issue date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 1526-4610 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1111/head.14272 |
Appears in collections: | DFG-491381577-H |
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