Table 2.
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].