Health Complaints

 

 


 

Health Complaints:
General Information

When?

Time 1

Time 2

Time 3

Time 4

Time 5

Time 6

Time 7

Where?

Intensive Protocol
(IP)

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Questionnaire

IP:
1. Complaints - Treatment - Medication
pp. 2-16

2. Self-rating scales
a) Complaint List
pp. 3-4

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SIR Data bank

IP:
1. Psycha
rec/table 7 (q1besch1)

rec/table 8 (q1besch2)

2. Psycha
rec/table 15 (q1bl)

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Subjective Health Complaints were assessed within the intensive protocol (IP) in two ways:

First, in the questionnaire "Beschwerden - Behandlung - Arzneimittel" ("Complaints - Treatment - Medication"), which was developed by the BASE psychiatry unit: After a few standardized opening questions according to their general state, participants were asked to list (1) subjective health complaints they had had during the past two weeks, (2) which physicians or other persons they had consulted for (medical) treatment during the past three months (see health behavior), and (3) which medication they had used during the past two weeks (see medication). For each complaint mentioned a number of standardized questions was asked. Formulated answers were coded. The procedure ended with two general questions.

Second, subjective health complaints were assessed within the questionnaire "Skalen zur Selbstbeurteilung" ("Self-rating scales") by using the Complaint List (von Zerssen, 1976; see Literature), a self-rating scale which asks about the presence of 24 unspecific symptomatic symptoms. Participants were asked to rate how much they suffer from each complaint on a 4-point Likert scale (0 = not at all, 3 = strongly).
For each complaint mentioned by a participant in the Complaint List, psychiatrists judged with internists in the consensus conference how likely an internistic explanation for the symptom was (1 = internistic explanation not very probable; 2 = possible, 3 = certain).

Literature: Helmchen, Baltes, Geiselmann, Kanowski, Linden, Reischies, Wagner, & Wilms, 1996; Helmchen, Baltes, Geiselmann, Kanowski, Linden, Reischies, Wagner, Wernicke, & Wilms, 1999.

 


 

Health Complaints:
Items used in BASE

Complaints

(raw data)

BASE items / variables

English translation

Variable names
Time 1

1.

Wie ging es Ihnen in den letzten 14 Tagen gesundheitlich? (seelisch und körperlich)

How has your health been over the last two weeks? (mentally and physically)

q1b001

2.

Ging es Ihnen in den letzten 14 Tagen immer gleich oder gab es von Tag zu Tag größere Unterschiede?

1 = gleich
2 = Unterschiede

Did you notice any differences in your health over the last two weeks, or did you feel the same every day?

1 = same
2 = differences

q1b002

3.

Wie geht es Ihnen gerade heute im Vergleich zu den letzten 14 Tagen?

1 = besser
2 = wie sonst
3 = schlechter

How do you feel today compared to the last two weeks?

1 = better
2 = same as usual
3 = worse

q1b003

Items / variables concerning the single complaints (see: Complaint List)


4.

Wie sehr leiden Sie zur Zeit unter allen genannten Beschwerden zusammen genommen?

How much do you suffer from the complaints you mentioned at the moment?

q1b052

5.

Unter welcher Beschwerde leiden Sie am meisten?

Which complaint troubles you most?


1. Stelle

1st nomination

q1b053

2. Stelle

2nd nomination

q1b054

Questions concerning each complaint mentioned by participant

BASE items / variables

English translation

Variable names
Time 1

1.

Beschwerdenummer

Number of complaints

q1bnr

2.

Beschwerde

Complaints

q1b0045

3.

Wie lange kennen Sie die Beschwerde schon? (Monate)

How long have you had this complaint? (months)

q1b005

4.

Wie oft hatten Sie mit der Beschwerde in den letzten 14 Tagen zu tun?

1 = nur 1x
2 = öfter, aber nicht täglich
3 = täglich

How often did the complaint bother you during the last two weeks?

1 = once only
2 = several times, but not daily
3 = daily

q1b006

5.

Ist die Beschwerde Ihrer Meinung nach hauptsächlich altersbedingt?

1 = ja
2 = nein

Would you say that this complaint is mainly age-related?

1 = yes
2 = no

q1b007

6.

Welche Ursache hat die Beschwerde (außerdem), woher kommt sie?

What caused the complaint, where does it come from?


Krankheit

disease

q1b0085

andere Ursache

other reasons

q1b0096

 


 

Health Complaints:
Items used in BASE

Complaint List

(raw data and post-consensus-conference data) 

BASE items / variables

English translation

Variable names
Time 1
(raw data)

Variable name
Time 1
(Post consensus conference*)

1.

Kloßgefühl, Engegefühl, Würgen im Hals

Wretching, choking

q1bl01

q1kbl01

2.

Kurzatmigkeit

Dyspnea / Shortness of breath

q1bl02

q1kbl02

3.

Schwächegefühl

Sensation of weakness

q1bl03

q1kbl03

4.

Schluckbeschwerden

Difficulty swallowing

q1bl04

q1kbl04

5.

Stiche, Schmerzen oder Ziehen in der Brust

Chest complaints

q1bl05

q1kbl05

6.

Druck oder Völlegefühl im Leib

Stomachache or Sensation of fullness

q1bl06

q1kbl06

7.

Mattigkeit

Fatigue

q1bl07

q1kbl07

8.

Übelkeit

Nausea

q1bl08

q1kbl08

9.

Sodbrennen oder saures Aufstoßen

Acidic belching

q1bl09

q1kbl09

10.

Reizbarkeit

Irritability

q1bl10

q1kbl10

11.

Grübelei

Brooding

q1bl11

q1kbl11

12.

Starkes Schwitzen

Heavy sweating

q1bl12

q1kbl12

13.

Kreuz- oder Rückenschmerzen

Back ache

q1bl13

q1kbl13

14.

Innere Unruhe

Restlessness

q1bl14

q1kbl14

15.

Schweregefühl oder Müdigkeit in den Beinen

Heaviness or tiredness of the legs

q1bl15

q1kbl15

16.

Unruhe in den Beinen

Restless legs

q1bl16

q1kbl16

17.

Überempfindlichkeit gegen Wärme

Hyperthermalgesia

q1bl17

q1kbl17

18.

Überempfindlichkeit gegen Kälte

Hypercryaesthesia

q1bl18

q1kbl18

19.

Übermäßiges Schlafbedürfnis

Sleepiness

q1bl19

q1kbl19

20.

Schlaflosigkeit

Insomnia

q1bl20

q1kbl20

21.

Schwindelgefühl

Sensation of dizziness

q1bl21

q1kbl21

22.

Zittern

Tremor

q1bl22

q1kbl22

23.

Nacken- oder Schulterschmerzen

Neck and shoulder pain

q1bl23

q1kbl23

24.

Gewichtsabnahme

Loss of weight

q1bl24

q1kbl24

 


 

Health Complaints:
Raw Constructs Created in BASE

Constructs

Constructs
Time 1

Complaint list score

1. raw data level

q1blsum
Sum score (items q1bl01 - q1bl24)

2. post consensus conference

q1kblsum
Sum score (items q1kbl01 - q1kbl24)

3. estimation

q1blest
 Sum score (items q1bl01 - q1bl09)
if less than 6 missings:
(q1blsum/(24 - number of missings)) * 24