North Staffordshire Headache Survey Questionnaire

The North Staffordshire Headache Survey questionnaire was developed to measure headache and associated health care use in the general population. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in random samples of adults (aged 18 years and over) registered with five general practices in North Staffordshire in 2000. All responders were re-surveyed after 12 months and a sub-sample was surveyed with a shortened version of the questionnaire every three months.

Publications:

  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, MacGregor EA, Laughey WF, Croft PR. North Staffordshire Headache Survey: development, reliability and validity of a questionnaire for use in a general population survey. Cephalalgia 2003;23:325-331.
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Croft PR, Millson DS. Epidemiology of headache in an English district. Cephalalgia 2003;23:129-137.
  • Thomas E, Boardman HF, Ogden H, Millson DS, Croft PR. Advice and care for headache: Who seeks it, who gives it? Cephalalgia 2004;24:740-752.
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, Croft PR. Cross-sectional survey of medication used for headache in a general population. Int J Pharm Pract 2004;12:91-99.
  • Boardman HF, Thomas E, Millson DS, Croft PR. One year follow-up of headache in an adult general population. Headache in press.

The headache questionnaire used in this survey can be downloaded here: Headache questionnaire