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. 2013 Jul 13;6:269. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-269

Table 2.

Most frequent diagnosis groups

Diagnosis N Age years Recruitment period Criteria Outcome measures (range) Previous analysis
Depression
135
17-70
1999-2005*
Depressed mood plus ≥2 of 6 defined core symptoms of depression; symptom duration ≥ 6 months; CES-D ≥ 24 points
CES-D (0-60)
[24]
Asthma
90
2-70
1999-2005
Physician’s diagnosis (ICD-10 J45)
Average Asthma Severity (NRS, 0-10)
[28]
Low Back Pain
75
17-75
1999-2005
Low back pain of ≥ 6 week duration. Exclusion: previous back surgery, 11 specific diagnoses
HFAQ (0-100), LBPRS (0-100),
[26]
Anxiety Disorders
64
17-75
1999-2005
Physician’s diagnosis (ICD-10 F40-F42 or F43.1)
Anxiety Severity (NRS, 0-10)
[27]
ADHD Symptoms
61
3-16
2001-2005
Physician’s diagnosis (ICD-10 F90), symptom duration ≥ 6 months
FBB-HKS Total score (0-3)
[29]
Migraine 45 17-75 1999-2005 Criteria of the International Headache Society [50] Average Migraine Severity (NRS, 0-10) [30]

CES-D Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, German version, ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision. *Recruitment period for previously published 4-year analysis [24]: 1998-2001. NRS Numerical rating scales [32], HFAQ, Hanover Functional Ability Questionnaire [51], LBPRS Low Back Pain Rating Scale Pain Score [52], ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, FBB-HKS Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Hyperkinetische Störungen (parents’ questionnaire for ADHD core symptoms) [53,54].